Etymology
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From en- + mudo + -ecer.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /emmudeˈθeɾ/ [ẽm.mu.ð̞eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /emmudeˈseɾ/ [ẽm.mu.ð̞eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧mu‧de‧cer
enmudecer (first-person singular present enmudezco, first-person singular preterite enmudecí, past participle enmudecido)
- (transitive) to silence, to shut up
- Synonym: callar
- (intransitive) to go silent, become mute
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enmudecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive enmudecer
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dative
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enmudecerme
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enmudecerte
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enmudecerle, enmudecerse
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enmudecernos
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enmudeceros
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enmudecerles, enmudecerse
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accusative
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enmudecerme
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enmudecerte
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enmudecerlo, enmudecerla, enmudecerse
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enmudecernos
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enmudeceros
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enmudecerlos, enmudecerlas, enmudecerse
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with gerund enmudeciendo
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dative
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enmudeciéndome
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enmudeciéndote
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enmudeciéndole, enmudeciéndose
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enmudeciéndonos
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enmudeciéndoos
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enmudeciéndoles, enmudeciéndose
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accusative
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enmudeciéndome
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enmudeciéndote
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enmudeciéndolo, enmudeciéndola, enmudeciéndose
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enmudeciéndonos
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enmudeciéndoos
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enmudeciéndolos, enmudeciéndolas, enmudeciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enmudece
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dative
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enmudéceme
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enmudécete
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enmudécele
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enmudécenos
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not used
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enmudéceles
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accusative
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enmudéceme
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enmudécete
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enmudécelo, enmudécela
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enmudécenos
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not used
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enmudécelos, enmudécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enmudecé
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dative
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enmudeceme
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enmudecete
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enmudecele
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enmudecenos
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not used
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enmudeceles
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accusative
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enmudeceme
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enmudecete
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enmudecelo, enmudecela
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enmudecenos
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not used
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enmudecelos, enmudecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enmudezca
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dative
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enmudézcame
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not used
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enmudézcale, enmudézcase
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enmudézcanos
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not used
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enmudézcales
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accusative
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enmudézcame
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not used
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enmudézcalo, enmudézcala, enmudézcase
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enmudézcanos
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not used
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enmudézcalos, enmudézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative enmudezcamos
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dative
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not used
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enmudezcámoste
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enmudezcámosle
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enmudezcámonos
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enmudezcámoos
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enmudezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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enmudezcámoste
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enmudezcámoslo, enmudezcámosla
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enmudezcámonos
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enmudezcámoos
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enmudezcámoslos, enmudezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enmudeced
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dative
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enmudecedme
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not used
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enmudecedle
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enmudecednos
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enmudeceos
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enmudecedles
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accusative
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enmudecedme
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not used
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enmudecedlo, enmudecedla
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enmudecednos
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enmudeceos
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enmudecedlos, enmudecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enmudezcan
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dative
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enmudézcanme
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not used
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enmudézcanle
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enmudézcannos
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not used
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enmudézcanles, enmudézcanse
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accusative
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enmudézcanme
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not used
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enmudézcanlo, enmudézcanla
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enmudézcannos
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not used
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enmudézcanlos, enmudézcanlas, enmudézcanse
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