entumecer

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (transitive) to numb
  2. (reflexive) to go numb

Vertalings

intormentire

sich entzünden

erstarren lassen

vor Kälte prickeln

mit dem Tode ringen

Gekoppel as
en‧tu‧me‧cer
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/entumeˈθeɾ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from Latin intumēscere. According to Coromines & Pascual, first attested in Baltasar Gracián (17th century). The verb was partly affected by the inherited verb adormecer, producing some of the alternative forms shown above.

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