enfermar

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to become ill; to get sick
2. (transitive) to make ill; to sicken

Opposite of

sandar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[eɱfeɾˈmaɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: īnfirmāre

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese enfermar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin īnfirmāre (“weaken, shake”).