Spanish
Etymology
From en- + Latin surdescere, present active infinitive of surdēscō, from surdus (“deaf”) + -ēscō. Compare Portuguese ensurdecer, Catalan ensordir.
Verb
ensordecer (first-person singular present ensordezco, first-person singular preterite ensordecí, past participle ensordecido)
- (transitive) to deafen
- (reflexive) to go deaf
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ensordecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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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 ensordecer
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dative
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ensordecerme
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ensordecerte
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ensordecerle, ensordecerse
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ensordecernos
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ensordeceros
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ensordecerles, ensordecerse
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accusative
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ensordecerme
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ensordecerte
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ensordecerlo, ensordecerla, ensordecerse
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ensordecernos
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ensordeceros
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ensordecerlos, ensordecerlas, ensordecerse
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with gerund ensordeciendo
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dative
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ensordeciéndome
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ensordeciéndote
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ensordeciéndole, ensordeciéndose
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ensordeciéndonos
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ensordeciéndoos
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ensordeciéndoles, ensordeciéndose
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accusative
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ensordeciéndome
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ensordeciéndote
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ensordeciéndolo, ensordeciéndola, ensordeciéndose
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ensordeciéndonos
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ensordeciéndoos
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ensordeciéndolos, ensordeciéndolas, ensordeciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative ensordece
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dative
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ensordéceme
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ensordécete
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ensordécele
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ensordécenos
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not used
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ensordéceles
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accusative
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ensordéceme
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ensordécete
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ensordécelo, ensordécela
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ensordécenos
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not used
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ensordécelos, ensordécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensordecé
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dative
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ensordeceme
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ensordecete
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ensordecele
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ensordecenos
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not used
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ensordeceles
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accusative
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ensordeceme
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ensordecete
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ensordecelo, ensordecela
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ensordecenos
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not used
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ensordecelos, ensordecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative ensordezca
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dative
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ensordézcame
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not used
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ensordézcale, ensordézcase
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ensordézcanos
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not used
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ensordézcales
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accusative
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ensordézcame
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not used
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ensordézcalo, ensordézcala, ensordézcase
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ensordézcanos
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not used
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ensordézcalos, ensordézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative ensordezcamos
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dative
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not used
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ensordezcámoste
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ensordezcámosle
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ensordezcámonos
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ensordezcámoos
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ensordezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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ensordezcámoste
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ensordezcámoslo, ensordezcámosla
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ensordezcámonos
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ensordezcámoos
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ensordezcámoslos, ensordezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative ensordeced
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dative
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ensordecedme
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not used
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ensordecedle
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ensordecednos
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ensordeceos
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ensordecedles
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accusative
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ensordecedme
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not used
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ensordecedlo, ensordecedla
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ensordecednos
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ensordeceos
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ensordecedlos, ensordecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative ensordezcan
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dative
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ensordézcanme
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not used
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ensordézcanle
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ensordézcannos
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not used
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ensordézcanles, ensordézcanse
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accusative
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ensordézcanme
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not used
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ensordézcanlo, ensordézcanla
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ensordézcannos
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not used
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ensordézcanlos, ensordézcanlas, ensordézcanse
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Derived terms
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