Galician

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Etymology

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From mol (soft) +‎ -entar.

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amolentar (first-person singular present amolento, first-person singular preterite amolentei, past participle amolentado)

  1. (transitive) to make soft, to soften
    Synonyms: adondar, amolecer, amolegar
    • 1822, anonymous author, A Parola Polêteca:
      En escoitalo, señor tio Calacú, xà o peléxo do meu corpo tembra. Sei que á tanta agua que acarrexóu amolentoulle os miolos, é por eso louquéa
      While listening to you, my sir uncle Pumpkin, my body's skin trembles. Perhaps the much water you have carried softened you brain, and therefore you are going insane
  2. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to become soft
    Synonyms: amolecer, amolegar
  3. to steep, soak

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  • Hyphenation: a‧mo‧len‧tar

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amolentar (first-person singular present amolento, first-person singular preterite amolentei, past participle amolentado)

  1. to soften
    Synonym: amaciar
  2. to loosen
  3. to weaken

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