endurecer

== Galician == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɾ Hyphenation: en‧du‧re‧cer === Verb === endurecer (first-person singular present endurezo, first-person singular preterite endurecín, past participle endurecido) endurecer (first-person singular present endureço, first-person singular preterite endurecim or endureci, past participle endurecido, reintegrationist norm) to harden ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “endurecer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “endurecer”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin indūrēscere, from indūrō. By surface analysis, en- +‎ duro (“hard”) +‎ -ecer. Compare Spanish endurecer. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: en‧du‧re‧cer === Verb === endurecer (first-person singular present endureço, first-person singular preterite endureci, past participle endurecido) to harden (become hard, make harder) Synonyms: enrijar, enrijecer to strengthen Synonym: fortalecer (figurative) to harden (become resistant or less sensitive) Synonyms: calejar, empedernir to harden (get an erection) Antonym: (slang) broxar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== endurecedor endurecimento === Further reading === “endurecer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “endurecer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “endurecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin indūrēscere, from indūrō. By surface analysis, en- +‎ duro +‎ -ecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enduɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪u.ɾeˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /enduɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪u.ɾeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: en‧du‧re‧cer === Verb === endurecer (first-person singular present endurezco, first-person singular preterite endurecí, past participle endurecido) (transitive, reflexive) to harden, to toughen, make hard ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “endurecer”, 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