enfraquecer

== Galician == === Alternative forms === esfraquecer === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese enfraquecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from en- +‎ fraco +‎ -ecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eɱfɾakeˈθeɾ], (western) [eɱfɾakeˈseɾ] === Verb === enfraquecer (first-person singular present enfraquezo, first-person singular preterite enfraquecín, past participle enfraquecido) enfraquecer (first-person singular present enfraqueço, first-person singular preterite enfraquecim or enfraqueci, past participle enfraquecido, reintegrationist norm) (transitive) to weaken (make weaker) Synonym: debilitar (intransitive) to weaken (become weaker); to faint Synonyms: desfalecer, desmaiar, esmorecer (intransitive) to lose weight ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== fraco === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “enfraquecer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “enfraquecer”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enfraquecer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enfraquecer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enfraquecer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === From en- +‎ fraco (“weak”) +‎ -ecer. === Verb === enfraquecer (intransitive) to weaken (become weaker) ==== Descendants ==== Galician: enfraquecer Portuguese: enfraquecer === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "enfraquecer" == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enfraquecer. Compare Galician enfraquecer and Spanish enflaquecer. By surface analysis, en- +‎ fraco (“weak”) +‎ -ecer. === Pronunciation === === Verb === enfraquecer (first-person singular present enfraqueço, first-person singular preterite enfraqueci, past participle enfraquecido) (transitive) to weaken (make weaker) Synonym: debilitar (intransitive) to weaken (become weaker) Synonym: desfalecer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== fraco fraqueza === Further reading === “enfraquecer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “enfraquecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026