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Etymology

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    From metathesis of Late Latin titulāre, a verb based on Latin titulus. Alternatively formed in Spanish based on tilde. In either case, likely semi-learned or an early borrowing, considering the /i/ for Latin /ĭ/. Doublet of titular.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /tilˈdaɾ/ [t̪il̪ˈd̪aɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: til‧dar

    Verb

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    tildar (first-person singular present tildo, first-person singular preterite tildé, past participle tildado)

    1. to declare or brand as; to stigmatize
      • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
        En las prácticas religiosas era D. Ángel intachable. No se le podía tildar ni de flaqueza ni de exceso de celo.
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      • 2020 August 31, “Indignación en Alemania por el amago ultra de toma del Reichstag”, in La Vanguardia[1]:
        El presidente federal, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, emitió un comunicado en el que tildó lo ocurrido de “ataque contra el corazón de nuestra democracia”.
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      • 2023 November 12, Xosé Hermida, “La derecha despliega todas sus redes para deslegitimar a Sánchez”, in El País[2]:
        Lo calificó de “golpe de Estado” y tildó a Sánchez de “dictador”.
        He described it as a “coup d’état” and branded Sánchez a “dictator”.
    2. to put a tilde or other accent mark over
    3. (reflexive) (informal) hang (of a computer, to stop working)
    4. (reflexive) (informal) to go into a trance, a stupor

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