ennegrecer

== Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ negro +‎ -ecer (verbal suffix). Cf. also negrecer, Latin nigresco, nigrescere. Compare Portuguese enegrecer, Catalan ennegrir, ennegreixo, Italian annerire, annerisco, French noircir, noircis, Romanian înnegri, înnegresc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enneɡɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.ne.ɣ̞ɾeˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /enneɡɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.ne.ɣ̞ɾeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: en‧ne‧gre‧cer === Verb === ennegrecer (first-person singular present ennegrezco, first-person singular preterite ennegrecí, past participle ennegrecido) (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to blacken, go dark, darken Synonyms: ensombrecer, oscurecer Antonyms: emblanquecer, blanquear ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ennegrecer”, 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