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Portuguese
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : ( careful pronunciation ) /ẽ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ , ( natural pronunciation ) /ĩ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : ( careful pronunciation ) /ẽ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ , ( natural pronunciation ) /ĩ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/
( São Paulo ) IPA (key ) : ( careful pronunciation ) /ẽ.toɾ.peˈse(ɾ)/ , ( natural pronunciation ) /ĩ.toɾ.peˈse(ɾ)/
( Rio de Janeiro ) IPA (key ) : ( careful pronunciation ) /ẽ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ , ( natural pronunciation ) /ĩ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/
( Southern Brazil ) IPA (key ) : ( careful pronunciation ) /ẽ.toɻ.peˈse(ɻ)/ , ( natural pronunciation ) /ĩ.toɻ.peˈse(ɻ)/
Hyphenation: en‧tor‧pe‧cer
Verb
entorpecer (first-person singular present entorpeço , first-person singular preterite entorpeci , past participle entorpecido )
to numb ( to cause to become numb )
to stupefy ( dull the senses or capacity to think )
Synonym: estupeficar
Conjugation
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( Spain ) /entoɾpeˈθeɾ/
IPA (key ) : ( Latin America, Philippines ) /entoɾpeˈseɾ/
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: en‧tor‧pe‧cer
Verb
entorpecer (first-person singular present entorpezco , first-person singular preterite entorpecí , past participle entorpecido )
( transitive ) to stupefy , dull , blunt
( transitive ) to make sluggish
( transitive ) to delay , obstruct
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of entorpecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive entorpecer
entorpecerme
entorpecerte
entorpecerle , entorpecerse
entorpecernos
entorpeceros
entorpecerles , entorpecerse
entorpecerme
entorpecerte
entorpecerlo , entorpecerla , entorpecerse
entorpecernos
entorpeceros
entorpecerlos , entorpecerlas , entorpecerse
with gerund entorpeciendo
entorpeciéndome
entorpeciéndote
entorpeciéndole , entorpeciéndose
entorpeciéndonos
entorpeciéndoos
entorpeciéndoles , entorpeciéndose
entorpeciéndome
entorpeciéndote
entorpeciéndolo , entorpeciéndola , entorpeciéndose
entorpeciéndonos
entorpeciéndoos
entorpeciéndolos , entorpeciéndolas , entorpeciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative entorpece
entorpéceme
entorpécete
entorpécele
entorpécenos
not used
entorpéceles
entorpéceme
entorpécete
entorpécelo , entorpécela
entorpécenos
not used
entorpécelos , entorpécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative entorpecé
entorpeceme
entorpecete
entorpecele
entorpecenos
not used
entorpeceles
entorpeceme
entorpecete
entorpecelo , entorpecela
entorpecenos
not used
entorpecelos , entorpecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative entorpezca
entorpézcame
not used
entorpézcale , entorpézcase
entorpézcanos
not used
entorpézcales
entorpézcame
not used
entorpézcalo , entorpézcala , entorpézcase
entorpézcanos
not used
entorpézcalos , entorpézcalas
with first-person plural imperative entorpezcamos
not used
entorpezcámoste
entorpezcámosle
entorpezcámonos
entorpezcámoos
entorpezcámosles
not used
entorpezcámoste
entorpezcámoslo , entorpezcámosla
entorpezcámonos
entorpezcámoos
entorpezcámoslos , entorpezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative entorpeced
entorpecedme
not used
entorpecedle
entorpecednos
entorpeceos
entorpecedles
entorpecedme
not used
entorpecedlo , entorpecedla
entorpecednos
entorpeceos
entorpecedlos , entorpecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative entorpezcan
entorpézcanme
not used
entorpézcanle
entorpézcannos
not used
entorpézcanles , entorpézcanse
entorpézcanme
not used
entorpézcanlo , entorpézcanla
entorpézcannos
not used
entorpézcanlos , entorpézcanlas , entorpézcanse
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