Polyglot Dictionary

ensordecer

/ensoɾðeˈseɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
ensordezco
preterite (yo)
ensordecí
past participle
ensordecido

Meaning

  1. to deafen

    • El ruido ensordeció la sala.

      The noise deafened the room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

ensurdecer

ensurdecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deafen."

Practice

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