Polyglot Dictionary

entorpecer

/entoɾpeˈseɾ/

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)
entorpezco
preterite (yo)
entorpecí
past participle
entorpecido

Meaning

  1. to hinder

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

obstaculizar

entorpecer and obstaculizar are close synonyms for "to hinder, obstruct"; entorpecer implies slowing something down, making it sluggish.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

atrapalhar

atrapalhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hinder."

Portuguese

entravar

entravar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hinder."

Portuguese

estorvar

estorvar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hinder."

Practice

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