Polyglot Dictionary

adormecer

/aðoɾmeˈseɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
adormezco
preterite (yo)
adormecí
past participle
adormecido

Meaning

  1. to lull

    • La música lo adormeció.

      The music lulled him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arrullar

adormecer means to lull to sleep or make drowsy, and can also mean to numb medically; arrullar specifically means to lull with soothing sounds, like a lullaby.

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