adelgaçar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From a- +‎ delgaçar, from Vulgar Latin *dēlicātiāre, from Latin dēlicātus (“tender; delicate”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === adelgaçar (first-person singular present adelgaço, first-person singular preterite adelgacei, past participle adelgaçado) (transitive) to thin (make thin or thinner) Synonyms: afinar, delgaçar Antonyms: engrossar, espessar (intransitive) to thin (become thin or thinner) (transitive) to make lean or leaner, less fat Synonym: emagrecer Antonym: engordar (intransitive) to become lean or leaner Synonym: emagrecer Antonym: engordar (intransitive, of fog, a cloud, a shadow, etc.) to become less dense Antonym: engrossar (figurative) to hone (refine or master a skill) Synonym: aguçar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “adelgaçar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “adelgaçar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026