ablandecer

== Spanish == === Etymology === From a- +‎ blando +‎ -ecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ablandeˈθeɾ/ [a.β̞lãn̪.d̪eˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ablandeˈseɾ/ [a.β̞lãn̪.d̪eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: a‧blan‧de‧cer === Verb === ablandecer (first-person singular present ablandezco, first-person singular preterite ablandecí, past participle ablandecido) (obsolete, transitive) to soften ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ablandecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025