redargüir
Spanish, verb/redaɾˈɡwiɾ/
redargüir is spelled R-E-D-A-R-G-Ü-I-R (9 letters). Redargüir is a Spanish verb meaning “to retort (to make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Convertir el argumento contra el que lo hace; utilizar un criterio o concepto en contra de quien lo plantea”.
What does redargüir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to retort (to make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Convertir el argumento contra el que lo hace; utilizar un criterio o concepto en contra de quien lo plantea. 2. Contradecir, impugnar una cosa por algún vicio que contiene. Úsase comúnmente respecto de los instrumentos presentados en juicio.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of redargüir
- redarguyo first-person present singular
- redargüí first-person preterite singular
- redargüido participle past
- gu-gü alternation
- redarguyendo gerund
- redargüida feminine participle past
- redargüidos masculine participle past
- redargüidas feminine participle past
- redarguyes indicative informal present
- redargüís indicative informal present
- redarguye indicative present singular
- redargüimos first-person indicative plural
- redarguyen indicative plural present
- redargüía first-person imperfect indicative
- redargüías imperfect indicative second-person
- redargüíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- redargüíais imperfect indicative plural
- redargüían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce redargüir?
- /redaɾˈɡwiɾ/
- [re.ð̞aɾˈɣ̞wiɾ]
- [reð̞aɾˈɣ̞wiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.