emagrecer
Portuguese
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editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enmagrecer, from Late Latin ēmacrēscere, from Latin macer (“lean”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. By surface analysis, e- + magro + -ecer.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: e‧ma‧gre‧cer
Verb
editemagrecer (first-person singular present emagreço, first-person singular preterite emagreci, past participle emagrecido)
- to become leaner; to lose body weight
- to make leaner; to cause to lose body weight
- A doença emagreceu o João.
- The disease emaciated John.
- Correr emagrece.
- Running makes one lean.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of emagrecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Antonyms
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- Portuguese verbs prefixed with en-
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