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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /enduɾeˈθeɾ/ [en̪.d̪u.ɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /enduɾeˈseɾ/ [en̪.d̪u.ɾeˈseɾ]

  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: en‧du‧re‧cer

Verb

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endurecer (first-person singular present endurezo, first-person singular preterite endurecín, past participle endurecido)
endurecer (first-person singular present endureço, first-person singular preterite endurecim or endureci, past participle endurecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to harden

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.du.ɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.du.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.du.ɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.du.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.du.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧du‧re‧cer

Verb

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endurecer (first-person singular present endureço, first-person singular preterite endureci, past participle endurecido)

  1. to harden (become hard, make harder)
    Synonyms: enrijar, enrijecer
  2. to strengthen
    Synonym: fortalecer
  3. (figurative) to harden (become resistant or less sensitive)
    Synonyms: calejar, empedernir
  4. to harden (get an erection)
    Antonym: (slang) broxar

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Further reading

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  • endurecer” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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Etymology

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From Latin indūrēscere, from indūrō. By surface analysis, en- +‎ duro +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enduɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪u.ɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enduɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪u.ɾeˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧du‧re‧cer

Verb

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endurecer (first-person singular present endurezco, first-person singular preterite endurecí, past participle endurecido)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to harden, to toughen, make hard

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