Polyglot Dictionary

entumecer

/entumeˈseɾ/

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)
entumezco
preterite (yo)
entumecí
past participle
entumecido

Meaning

  1. to numb

    • El frío entumeció sus manos.

      The cold numbed his hands.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

engourdir

engourdir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to numb."

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