ensordecer

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === sordecer (obsolete, rare) === Etymology === From en- + Latin surdēscere, from surdus (“deaf”) + -ēscō. Compare Portuguese ensurdecer, Catalan ensordir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ensoɾdeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.soɾ.ð̞eˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /ensoɾdeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.soɾ.ð̞eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: en‧sor‧de‧cer === Verb === ensordecer (first-person singular present ensordezco, first-person singular preterite ensordecí, past participle ensordecido) (transitive) to deafen (reflexive) to go deaf ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ensordecer”, 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