fortalecer

== Galician == === Etymology === From fortal(eza) +‎ -ecer, from Old Occitan fortalessa. === Verb === fortalecer (first-person singular present fortalezo, first-person singular preterite fortalecín, past participle fortalecido) fortalecer (first-person singular present fortaleço, first-person singular preterite fortalecim or fortaleci, past participle fortalecido, reintegrationist norm) (transitive) to fortify, strengthen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fortalecimento fortaleza == Portuguese == === Etymology === From fortal(eza) +‎ -ecer, from Old Occitan fortalessa. === Pronunciation === === Verb === fortalecer (first-person singular present fortaleço, first-person singular preterite fortaleci, past participle fortalecido) to strengthen, fortify Synonyms: fortificar, robustecer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fortalecimento === Further reading === “fortalecer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fortalecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From fortal(eza) +‎ -ecer, from Old Occitan fortalessa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foɾtaleˈθeɾ/ [foɾ.t̪a.leˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /foɾtaleˈseɾ/ [foɾ.t̪a.leˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: for‧ta‧le‧cer === Verb === fortalecer (first-person singular present fortalezco, first-person singular preterite fortalecí, past participle fortalecido) (transitive) to fortify, strengthen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fortalecer”, 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