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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) /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 dull, blunt
- (transitive) to make sluggish
- (transitive) to delay, obstruct
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 entorpecer (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 entorpecer
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dative
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entorpecerme
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entorpecerte
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entorpecerle, entorpecerse
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entorpecernos
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entorpeceros
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entorpecerles, entorpecerse
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accusative
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entorpecerme
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entorpecerte
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entorpecerlo, entorpecerla, entorpecerse
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entorpecernos
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entorpeceros
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entorpecerlos, entorpecerlas, entorpecerse
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with gerund entorpeciendo
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dative
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entorpeciéndome
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entorpeciéndote
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entorpeciéndole, entorpeciéndose
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entorpeciéndonos
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entorpeciéndoos
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entorpeciéndoles, entorpeciéndose
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accusative
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entorpeciéndome
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entorpeciéndote
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entorpeciéndolo, entorpeciéndola, entorpeciéndose
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entorpeciéndonos
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entorpeciéndoos
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entorpeciéndolos, entorpeciéndolas, entorpeciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative entorpece
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dative
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entorpéceme
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entorpécete
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entorpécele
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entorpécenos
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not used
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entorpéceles
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accusative
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entorpéceme
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entorpécete
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entorpécelo, entorpécela
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entorpécenos
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not used
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entorpécelos, entorpécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative entorpecé
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dative
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entorpeceme
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entorpecete
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entorpecele
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entorpecenos
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not used
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entorpeceles
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accusative
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entorpeceme
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entorpecete
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entorpecelo, entorpecela
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entorpecenos
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not used
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entorpecelos, entorpecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative entorpezca
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dative
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entorpézcame
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not used
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entorpézcale, entorpézcase
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entorpézcanos
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not used
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entorpézcales
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accusative
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entorpézcame
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not used
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entorpézcalo, entorpézcala, entorpézcase
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entorpézcanos
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not used
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entorpézcalos, entorpézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative entorpezcamos
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dative
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not used
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entorpezcámoste
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entorpezcámosle
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entorpezcámonos
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entorpezcámoos
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entorpezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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entorpezcámoste
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entorpezcámoslo, entorpezcámosla
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entorpezcámonos
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entorpezcámoos
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entorpezcámoslos, entorpezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative entorpeced
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dative
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entorpecedme
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not used
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entorpecedle
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entorpecednos
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entorpeceos
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entorpecedles
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accusative
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entorpecedme
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not used
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entorpecedlo, entorpecedla
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entorpecednos
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entorpeceos
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entorpecedlos, entorpecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative entorpezcan
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dative
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entorpézcanme
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not used
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entorpézcanle
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entorpézcannos
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not used
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entorpézcanles, entorpézcanse
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accusative
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entorpézcanme
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not used
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entorpézcanlo, entorpézcanla
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entorpézcannos
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not used
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entorpézcanlos, entorpézcanlas, entorpézcanse
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