sofismar
Portuguese, verb/so.fizˈma(ʁ)/
sofismar is spelled S-O-F-I-S-M-A-R (8 letters). Sofismar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to distort (argument or question)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “encobrir a verdade de algo com argumentos falsos”.
What does sofismar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to distort (argument or question)
- 2
to deceive through sophistry
- 3
to use sophistry
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. encobrir a verdade de algo com argumentos falsos 2. iludir por meio de sofismas 3. empregar sofismas
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 sofismar
- sofismo first-person present singular
- sofismei first-person preterite singular
- sofismado participle past
- sofismares infinitive second-person singular
- sofismarmos first-person infinitive plural
- sofismardes infinitive plural second-person
- sofismarem infinitive plural third-person
- sofismando gerund
- sofismados masculine participle past
- sofismada feminine participle past
- sofismadas feminine participle past
- sofismas indicative present second-person
- sofisma indicative present singular
- sofismamos first-person indicative plural
- sofismais indicative plural present
- sofismam indicative plural present
- sofismava first-person imperfect indicative
- sofismavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sofismar?
- Brazil /so.fizˈma(ʁ)/
- Brazil [so.fizˈma(h)]
- /so.fizˈma(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sofismar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.