acercamiento

Spanish

Etymology

From acercar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθeɾkaˈmjento/ [a.θeɾ.kaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aseɾkaˈmjento/ [a.seɾ.kaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: a‧cer‧ca‧mien‧to

Noun

acercamiento m (plural acercamientos)

1. approach

   Synonym: enfoque

   El Gobierno va a llevar a cabo el acercamiento de presos de ETA

   The Government is going to carry out the approach of ETA prisoners

2. rapprochement, reconciliation

   Synonym: reconciliación

Further reading

• “acercamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025