adelgaçar

Portuguese[edit]

From a- +‎ delgaçar, from Vulgar Latin *dēlicātiāre, from Latin dēlicātus (“tender; delicate”).

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dew.ɡaˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.deʊ̯.ɡaˈsa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.dew.ɡaˈsa(ɾ)/ [a.deʊ̯.ɡaˈsa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.dew.ɡaˈsa(ʁ)/ [a.deʊ̯.ɡaˈsa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.dew.ɡaˈsa(ɻ)/ [a.deʊ̯.ɡaˈsa(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɛl.ɡɐˈsaɾ/ [ɐ.ðɛɫ.ɣɐˈsaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɛl.ɡɐˈsa.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðɛɫ.ɣɐˈsa.ɾi]

adelgaçar (first-person singular present adelgaço, first-person singular preterite adelgacei, past participle adelgaçado)

(transitive) to thin (make thin or thinner)
Synonyms: afinar, delgaçar

Antonyms: engrossar, espessar
(intransitive) to thin (become thin or thinner)
(transitive) to make lean or leaner, less fat
Synonym: emagrecer

Antonym: engordar
(intransitive) to become lean or leaner
Synonym: emagrecer

Antonym: engordar
(intransitive, of fog, a cloud, a shadow, etc.) to become less dense
Antonym: engrossar
(figurative) to hone (refine or master a skill)
Synonym: aguçar

Conjugation of adelgaçar (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.