enceguecer

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ ciego (blind) +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enθeɡeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̟.θe.ɣ̞eˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enseɡeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.se.ɣ̞eˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ce‧gue‧cer

Verb

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enceguecer (first-person singular present enceguezco, first-person singular preterite enceguecí, past participle enceguecido)

  1. (Latin America) to blind
    Synonym: cegar
    • 2015 December, “Una monumental e histórica ceguera”, in El Nacional[1]:
      Y parece haberse empeñado en enceguecer al poco agraciado y no particularmente talentoso líder que salió de la nada.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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