Etymology
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From en- + negro + -ecer (verbal suffix). Cf. also negrecer, Latin nigresco, nigrescere. Compare Portuguese enegrecer, Catalan ennegrir, ennegreixo, Italian annerire, annerisco, French noircir, noircis, Romanian înnegri, înnegresc.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /enneɡɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.ne.ɣ̞ɾeˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enneɡɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.ne.ɣ̞ɾeˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧ne‧gre‧cer
ennegrecer (first-person singular present ennegrezco, first-person singular preterite ennegrecí, past participle ennegrecido)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to blacken, go dark, darken
- Synonyms: ensombrecer, oscurecer
- Antonyms: emblanquecer, blanquear
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 ennegrecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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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 ennegrecer
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dative
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ennegrecerme
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ennegrecerte
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ennegrecerle, ennegrecerse
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ennegrecernos
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ennegreceros
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ennegrecerles, ennegrecerse
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accusative
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ennegrecerme
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ennegrecerte
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ennegrecerlo, ennegrecerla, ennegrecerse
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ennegrecernos
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ennegreceros
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ennegrecerlos, ennegrecerlas, ennegrecerse
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with gerund ennegreciendo
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dative
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ennegreciéndome
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ennegreciéndote
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ennegreciéndole, ennegreciéndose
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ennegreciéndonos
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ennegreciéndoos
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ennegreciéndoles, ennegreciéndose
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accusative
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ennegreciéndome
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ennegreciéndote
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ennegreciéndolo, ennegreciéndola, ennegreciéndose
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ennegreciéndonos
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ennegreciéndoos
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ennegreciéndolos, ennegreciéndolas, ennegreciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative ennegrece
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dative
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ennegréceme
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ennegrécete
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ennegrécele
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ennegrécenos
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not used
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ennegréceles
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accusative
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ennegréceme
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ennegrécete
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ennegrécelo, ennegrécela
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ennegrécenos
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not used
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ennegrécelos, ennegrécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative ennegrecé
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dative
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ennegreceme
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ennegrecete
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ennegrecele
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ennegrecenos
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not used
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ennegreceles
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accusative
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ennegreceme
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ennegrecete
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ennegrecelo, ennegrecela
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ennegrecenos
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not used
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ennegrecelos, ennegrecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative ennegrezca
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dative
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ennegrézcame
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not used
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ennegrézcale, ennegrézcase
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ennegrézcanos
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not used
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ennegrézcales
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accusative
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ennegrézcame
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not used
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ennegrézcalo, ennegrézcala, ennegrézcase
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ennegrézcanos
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not used
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ennegrézcalos, ennegrézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative ennegrezcamos
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dative
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not used
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ennegrezcámoste
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ennegrezcámosle
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ennegrezcámonos
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ennegrezcámoos
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ennegrezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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ennegrezcámoste
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ennegrezcámoslo, ennegrezcámosla
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ennegrezcámonos
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ennegrezcámoos
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ennegrezcámoslos, ennegrezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative ennegreced
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dative
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ennegrecedme
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not used
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ennegrecedle
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ennegrecednos
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ennegreceos
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ennegrecedles
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accusative
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ennegrecedme
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not used
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ennegrecedlo, ennegrecedla
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ennegrecednos
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ennegreceos
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ennegrecedlos, ennegrecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative ennegrezcan
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dative
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ennegrézcanme
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not used
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ennegrézcanle
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ennegrézcannos
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not used
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ennegrézcanles, ennegrézcanse
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accusative
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ennegrézcanme
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not used
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ennegrézcanlo, ennegrézcanla
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ennegrézcannos
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not used
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ennegrézcanlos, ennegrézcanlas, ennegrézcanse
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