adolecer

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish dolecer. Compare Galician and Portuguese adoecer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adoleˈθeɾ/ [a.ð̞o.leˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /adoleˈseɾ/ [a.ð̞o.leˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧cer

Verb[edit]

adolecer (first-person singular present adolezco, first-person singular preterite adolecí, past participle adolecido)

  1. (intransitive, or transitive with de) to suffer
    Synonym: padecer
    adolecer de defectos insubsanablesto suffer from irreparable flaws
  2. (intransitive) to fall ill
    Synonym: enfermarse
  3. (archaic, transitive) to make ill
    Synonym: enfermar

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