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prescindir

[pɾe.sĩˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. to do without
  2. to dispense with
  3. To manage or carry out an action without the need for something or someone. It implies that something is unnecessary.
Examples

Prescinde-se de acento gráfico para distinguir palavras oxítonas homógrafas.

Graphic accents are dispensed with to distinguish homographic oxytone words.

Pronunciationpɾe.sĩˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)

Part of speechverb

Usage noteOften used in formal contexts to indicate that something is not required.

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prescindir in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.