entontecer

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ tonto +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /entonteˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /entonteˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ton‧te‧cer

Verb

entontecer (first-person singular present entontezco, first-person singular preterite entontecí, past participle entontecido)

  1. to make silly
    • 2017 December 31, “Carlos Peña reflota debate sobre polémico concepto de “fachos pobres” tras las elecciones”, in Emol:
      A su juicio, esto muestra que "en ciertos sectores de izquierda (especialmente quienes tienen o presumen tener origen burgués, y para quienes ser de izquierda es como una pose, o un apostolado, o una forma de voluntariado, que viene a ser casi lo mismo) impera el peor de los paternalismos: la creencia de que la gente de origen popular, cegada por su ignorancia, por sus torpes anhelo, entontecida por la publicidad o sus pobres ambiciones, no sabe lo que quiere y al momento de elegir traiciona sus propios intereses".
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