Polyglot Dictionary

ennegrecer

/enneɣɾeˈseɾ/

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)
ennegrezco
preterite (yo)
ennegrecí
past participle
ennegrecido

Meaning

  1. to blacken

    • El humo ennegreció la pared.

      Smoke blackened the wall.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

noircir

noircir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to blacken."

Practice

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