enflaquecer

== Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ flaco (“thin”) +‎ -ecer, from Latin flaccus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enflakeˈθeɾ/ [ẽɱ.fla.keˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /enflakeˈseɾ/ [ẽɱ.fla.keˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: en‧fla‧que‧cer === Verb === enflaquecer (first-person singular present enflaquezco, first-person singular preterite enflaquecí, past participle enflaquecido) (transitive) to make thin, weaken, emaciate (to cause to become extremely thin or wasted) (intransitive) to thin out, lose weight (to become less heavy or obese) (intransitive) to grow weak (to lose one's physical strength) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “enflaquecer”, 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