envejecer

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to get old
2. (transitive) to age
3. (reflexive) to age, grow old

Concepts

age

become old

grow old

get on

get old

mature

mellow

senesce

maturate

wear out

make old

go out of date

become old-fashioned

be worn out

old

🧓

olden

get older

become obsolete

wear down

become antiquated

be spoiled

be worn

Synonyms

deteriorar

envejecerse

gastarse

caer en desuso

desgastarse

avejentarse

volverse usado

envejecer la mujer

raer la ropa usándola

chochear

madurar

ser anticuado

sazonar

suavizar

caducar

venir a menos

Translations

invecchiare

altern

vieillir

envelhecer

alt werden

envellir

âge

γερνάω

هرم

verschleißen

γερνώ

rovinarsi

senesco

شيخ

sich verbrauchen

Hyphenated as

en‧ve‧je‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/embexeˈθeɾ/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: envelhecer

Cognate with Catalan: envellir

In summary

From en- + viejo + -ecer. Compare Portuguese envelhecer, Catalan envellir.