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Spanish
Etymology
From older mortiguar, from Latin mortificāre. Doublet of mortificar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amoɾtiˈɡwaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧mor‧ti‧guar
Verb
amortiguar (first-person singular present amortiguo, first-person singular preterite amortigüé, past participle amortiguado)
- (transitive) to tone down (to make milder); to dim (a light); to muffle (a sound); to damp down (a fire)
- (transitive) to cushion, to absorb (an impact)
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of amortiguar (gu-gü alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| with infinitive amortiguar
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amortiguarme
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amortiguarte
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amortiguarle, amortiguarse
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amortiguarnos
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amortiguaros
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amortiguarles, amortiguarse
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| amortiguarme
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amortiguarte
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amortiguarlo, amortiguarla, amortiguarse
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amortiguarnos
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amortiguaros
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amortiguarlos, amortiguarlas, amortiguarse
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| with gerund amortiguando
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amortiguándome
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amortiguándote
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amortiguándole, amortiguándose
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amortiguándonos
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amortiguándoos
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amortiguándoles, amortiguándose
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| amortiguándome
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amortiguándote
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amortiguándolo, amortiguándola, amortiguándose
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amortiguándonos
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amortiguándoos
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amortiguándolos, amortiguándolas, amortiguándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative amortigua
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amortíguame
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amortíguate
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amortíguale
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amortíguanos
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not used
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amortíguales
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| amortíguame
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amortíguate
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amortígualo, amortíguala
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amortíguanos
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not used
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amortígualos, amortígualas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative amortiguá
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amortiguame
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amortiguate
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amortiguale
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amortiguanos
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not used
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amortiguales
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| amortiguame
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amortiguate
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amortigualo, amortiguala
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amortiguanos
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not used
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amortigualos, amortigualas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative amortigüe
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amortígüeme
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not used
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amortígüele, amortígüese
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amortígüenos
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not used
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amortígüeles
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| amortígüeme
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not used
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amortígüelo, amortígüela, amortígüese
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amortígüenos
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not used
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amortígüelos, amortígüelas
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| with first-person plural imperative amortigüemos
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not used
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amortigüémoste
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amortigüémosle
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amortigüémonos
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amortigüémoos
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amortigüémosles
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| not used
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amortigüémoste
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amortigüémoslo, amortigüémosla
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amortigüémonos
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amortigüémoos
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amortigüémoslos, amortigüémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative amortiguad
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amortiguadme
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not used
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amortiguadle
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amortiguadnos
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amortiguaos
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amortiguadles
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| amortiguadme
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not used
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amortiguadlo, amortiguadla
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amortiguadnos
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amortiguaos
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amortiguadlos, amortiguadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative amortigüen
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amortígüenme
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not used
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amortígüenle
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amortígüennos
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not used
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amortígüenles, amortígüense
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| amortígüenme
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not used
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amortígüenlo, amortígüenla
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amortígüennos
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not used
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amortígüenlos, amortígüenlas, amortígüense
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