amortecer

Meaning

  1. to absorb shock
  2. (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
  3. (intransitive) to become numb
  4. to deaden; to muffle

Concepts

dull
blunt
allay
cushion
deaden
damp
mute
🔇
buffer
dampen
decelerate
slow down
smooth
soften
muffle
tone down
abate
weaken
adjourn
alleviate
benumb
defer
delay
moderate
numb
obfuscate
postpone
procrastinate
put off
shelve
sweeten
Synonyms

mitigar
aliviar
C1
embotar
adoçar
47k
travar
C1
afrouxar
atrasar
C1
enfraquecer
C2
adiar
C1
abafar
22k
esfriar
28k
🆒
abrandar
C1
moderar
procrastinar
arrefecer
C2
🆒
temperar
Translations

dämpfen
amortir

bot maken

afstompen
abstumpfen
amortiguar

stumpf machen

despuntar
arromar
mildern
vertragen
dempen
attutire
adoucir

εξασθενίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.moʁ.teˈse(ʁ)/
Etymology

From a- + morto (“dead”) + -ecer.

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