ennegrecer
Meaning
to blacken, go dark, darken
Opposite of
emblanquecer, blanquear
Synonyms
pintar de negro
Translations
Hyphenated as
en‧ne‧gre‧cer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/enneɡɾeˈθeɾ/
Etymology
In summary
From en- + negro + -ecer (verbal suffix). Cf. also negrecer, Latin nigresco, nigrescere. Compare Portuguese enegrecer, Catalan ennegrir, ennegreixo, Italian annerire, annerisco, French noircir, noircis, Romanian înnegri, înnegresc.
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