Polyglot Dictionary

amortiguar

/amoɾtiˈɣwaɾ/

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)
amortiguo
preterite (yo)
amortigüé
past participle
amortiguado

Meaning

  1. to cushion

    • El colchón amortigua el golpe.

      The mattress cushions the blow.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

amortecer

amortecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cushion."

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