amortiguar

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === mortiguar (obsolete) === Etymology === From older mortiguar, from Latin mortificāre. Doublet of mortificar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amoɾtiˈɡwaɾ/ [a.moɾ.t̪iˈɣ̞waɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧mor‧ti‧guar === Verb === amortiguar (first-person singular present amortiguo, first-person singular preterite amortigüé, past participle amortiguado) (transitive) to tone down (to make milder); to dim (a light); to muffle (a sound); to damp down (a fire) (transitive) to cushion, to absorb (an impact) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “amortiguar”, 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