amortecer
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + morto (“dead”) + -ecer.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧mor‧te‧cer
Verb[edit]
amortecer (first-person singular present amorteço, first-person singular preterite amorteci, past participle amortecido)
- to absorb shock
- O colchão amorteceu-lhe a queda.
- The cushion absorbed his fall.
- (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
- A pancada lhe amorteceu o braço.
- The blow numbed his arm.
- (intransitive) to become numb
- Seu braço amorteceu.
- His arm became numb.
- to deaden; to muffle
- Synonym: abafar
- As paredes amorteceram o som.
- The walls muffled the sound.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of amortecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Portuguese terms prefixed with a-
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ecer
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
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