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Portuguese
Etymology
From a- + delgaçar, from Vulgar Latin *dēlicātiāre, from Latin dēlicātus (“tender; delicate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
adelgaçar (first-person singular present adelgaço, first-person singular preterite adelgacei, past participle adelgaçado)
- (transitive) to thin (make thin or thinner)
- Synonyms: afinar, delgaçar
- Antonyms: engrossar, espessar
- (intransitive) to thin (become thin or thinner)
- (transitive) to make lean or leaner, less fat
- Synonym: emagrecer
- Antonym: engordar
- (intransitive) to become lean or leaner
- Synonym: emagrecer
- Antonym: engordar
- (intransitive, of fog, a cloud, a shadow, etc.) to become less dense
- Antonym: engrossar
- (figurative) to hone (refine or master a skill)
- Synonym: aguçar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.