desvirtuar — meaning in English

English meaning

• detract verb To take away; to withdraw or remove.
• distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
• undermine verb To weaken support or confidence gradually, often secretly.

Senses

desvirtuar is used for these senses in English:

• detract (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
• distort (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
• undermine (figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

detract — full definition

1. verb To take away; to withdraw or remove.
2. verb To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.

distort — full definition

1. verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
2. verb To give a false or misleading version of the truth.

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