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To render something difficult
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:20 pm
by Brazilian dude
I've realized that English doesn't have a word deriving from the adjective difficult meaning to make things more difficult. I know that other words can be used, but in Portuguese/Spanish/Catalan we have dificultar, from difícil. But don't despair, English is not alone there. Italian and French also don't have a derived verb.
Brazilian dude
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:25 pm
by Brazilian dude
Well, I'll prove myself wrong. Apparently there are the words
difficultate and difficilitate, which I didn't know existed.
Brazilian dude
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:20 pm
by Perry
Dear BD,
You have now facilitated a situation where I've just learned two new words. Moreover you have rendered difficult the choice between difficulate and difficilitate in any future usage.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:54 pm
by Bailey
Is there some schzophrenia going on here?
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:52 am
by Grogie
BD, many thanks for the two new words. I wasn,t familiar with them.
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:53 pm
by gailr
"Difficultate" just sounds like something I'd see on someone's gaffe-a-day desk calendar mocking the govenrment. I don't know that I could use this word; however, it's comforting to know that it's out there in case of linguistic emergency...
-gailr
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:41 am
by tcward
"Difficultate" is one of those words whose meaning is apparent when one tries to say it. I don't think I would ever likely use this word in real life.
-Tim
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:07 pm
by Bailey
"Difficultate" is one of those words whose meaning is apparent when one tries to say it. I don't think I would ever likely use this word in real life.
-Tim
especially when there's a better more melifluous word to use: exacerbate. I love the way this word feels speaking it.
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