enfraquecer

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to weaken (make weaker)
  2. (intransitive) to weaken (become weaker)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽ.fɾa.keˈse(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enfraquecer. Compare Galician enfraquecer and Spanish enflaquecer. By surface analysis, en- + fraco (“weak”) + -ecer.

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