defasar
Portuguese, verb/de.faˈza(ʁ)/
defasar is spelled D-E-F-A-S-A-R (7 letters). Defasar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to phase differently; to produce a phase difference between (two alternating signals of the same frequency)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “deixar de seguir desenvolvendo, melhorando e aperfeiçoando (algo), tornando-o comparativamente pouco…”.
What does defasar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to phase differently; to produce a phase difference between (two alternating signals of the same frequency)
- 2
to delay or make fall behind; to become desynchronized
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. deixar de seguir desenvolvendo, melhorando e aperfeiçoando (algo), tornando-o comparativamente pouco eficiente, improfícuo, inviável
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of defasar
- defaso first-person present singular
- defasei first-person preterite singular
- defasado participle past
- defasares infinitive second-person singular
- defasarmos first-person infinitive plural
- defasardes infinitive plural second-person
- defasarem infinitive plural third-person
- defasando gerund
- defasados masculine participle past
- defasada feminine participle past
- defasadas feminine participle past
- defasas indicative present second-person
- defasa indicative present singular
- defasamos first-person indicative plural
- defasais indicative plural present
- defasam indicative plural present
- defasava first-person imperfect indicative
- defasavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce defasar?
- Brazil /de.faˈza(ʁ)/
- Brazil [de.faˈza(h)]
- /de.faˈza(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.