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Etymology edit

From en- +‎ viejo +‎ -ecer. Compare Portuguese envelhecer, Catalan envellir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /embexeˈθeɾ/ [ẽm.be.xeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /embexeˈseɾ/ [ẽm.be.xeˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ve‧je‧cer

Verb edit

envejecer (first-person singular present envejezco, first-person singular preterite envejecí, past participle envejecido)

  1. (intransitive) to get old
  2. (transitive) to age
  3. (reflexive) to age, grow old

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