endurecer

Meaning

  1. to harden (become hard, make harder)
  2. to strengthen
  3. (figuratively) to harden (become resistant or less sensitive)
  4. to harden (get an erection)

Opposite of
broxar
Synonyms

Frequency

38k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin indūrēscere, from indūrō. By surface analysis, en- + duro (“hard”) + -ecer. Compare Spanish endurecer.

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