adolecer

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish dolecer. Compare Galician and Portuguese adoecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adoleˈθeɾ/ [a.ð̞o.leˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /adoleˈseɾ/ [a.ð̞o.leˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧cer === Verb === adolecer (first-person singular present adolezco, first-person singular preterite adolecí, past participle adolecido) (intransitive) to suffer [with de ‘from something bad’] Synonym: padecer adolecer de defectos insubsanables ― to suffer from irreparable flaws (intransitive) to fall ill Synonym: enfermarse (archaic, transitive) to make ill Synonym: enfermar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “adolecer”, 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