emagrecer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited 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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(h)], /i.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [i.ma.ɡɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ɾ)/, /i.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(χ)], /i.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [i.ma.ɡɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.ma.ɡɾeˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mɐ.ɡɾɨˈseɾ/ [i.mɐ.ɣɾɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mɐ.ɡɾɨˈse.ɾi/ [i.mɐ.ɣɾɨˈse.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: e‧ma‧gre‧cer

Verb

emagrecer (first-person singular present emagreço, first-person singular preterite emagreci, past participle emagrecido)

  1. to become leaner; to lose body weight
    Synonyms: adelgaçar, emagrar
    Emagreci dois quilos esta semana.
    I lost two kilograms this week.
  2. 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

Antonyms

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