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Spanish
Etymology
From en- + flaco (“thin”) + -ecer, from Latin flaccus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enflakeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enflakeˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧fla‧que‧cer
Verb
enflaquecer (first-person singular present enflaquezco, first-person singular preterite enflaquecí, past participle enflaquecido)
- (transitive) to make thin, weaken, emaciate (to cause to become extremely thin or wasted)
- (intransitive) to thin out, lose weight (to become less heavy or obese)
- (intransitive) to grow weak (to lose one's physical strength)
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 35:El Colocolo es una ratoncillo muy bravo. Anida cerca de las habitaciones, y la persona a quien le bebe la saliva, comienze desde momento a enflaquecer y a desfigurarse, y concluye morir, si no se logra matar a tiempo al animalejo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enflaquecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive enflaquecer
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dative
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enflaquecerme
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enflaquecerte
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enflaquecerle, enflaquecerse
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enflaquecernos
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enflaqueceros
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enflaquecerles, enflaquecerse
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accusative
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enflaquecerme
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enflaquecerte
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enflaquecerlo, enflaquecerla, enflaquecerse
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enflaquecernos
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enflaqueceros
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enflaquecerlos, enflaquecerlas, enflaquecerse
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with gerund enflaqueciendo
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dative
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enflaqueciéndome
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enflaqueciéndote
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enflaqueciéndole, enflaqueciéndose
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enflaqueciéndonos
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enflaqueciéndoos
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enflaqueciéndoles, enflaqueciéndose
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accusative
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enflaqueciéndome
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enflaqueciéndote
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enflaqueciéndolo, enflaqueciéndola, enflaqueciéndose
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enflaqueciéndonos
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enflaqueciéndoos
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enflaqueciéndolos, enflaqueciéndolas, enflaqueciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enflaquece
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dative
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enflaquéceme
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enflaquécete
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enflaquécele
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enflaquécenos
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not used
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enflaquéceles
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accusative
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enflaquéceme
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enflaquécete
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enflaquécelo, enflaquécela
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enflaquécenos
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not used
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enflaquécelos, enflaquécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enflaquecé
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dative
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enflaqueceme
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enflaquecete
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enflaquecele
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enflaquecenos
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not used
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enflaqueceles
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accusative
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enflaqueceme
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enflaquecete
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enflaquecelo, enflaquecela
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enflaquecenos
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not used
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enflaquecelos, enflaquecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enflaquezca
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dative
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enflaquézcame
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not used
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enflaquézcale, enflaquézcase
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enflaquézcanos
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not used
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enflaquézcales
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accusative
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enflaquézcame
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not used
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enflaquézcalo, enflaquézcala, enflaquézcase
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enflaquézcanos
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not used
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enflaquézcalos, enflaquézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative enflaquezcamos
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dative
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not used
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enflaquezcámoste
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enflaquezcámosle
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enflaquezcámonos
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enflaquezcámoos
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enflaquezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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enflaquezcámoste
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enflaquezcámoslo, enflaquezcámosla
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enflaquezcámonos
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enflaquezcámoos
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enflaquezcámoslos, enflaquezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enflaqueced
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dative
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enflaquecedme
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not used
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enflaquecedle
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enflaquecednos
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enflaqueceos
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enflaquecedles
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accusative
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enflaquecedme
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not used
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enflaquecedlo, enflaquecedla
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enflaquecednos
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enflaqueceos
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enflaquecedlos, enflaquecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enflaquezcan
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dative
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enflaquézcanme
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not used
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enflaquézcanle
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enflaquézcannos
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not used
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enflaquézcanles, enflaquézcanse
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accusative
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enflaquézcanme
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not used
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enflaquézcanlo, enflaquézcanla
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enflaquézcannos
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not used
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enflaquézcanlos, enflaquézcanlas, enflaquézcanse
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