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amortecer.

to absorb shock

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.moʁ.teˈse(ʁ)/Brazil[a.moh.teˈse(h)]Brazil/a.moɾ.teˈse(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.moʁ.teˈse(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to absorb shock

    O colchão amorteceu-lhe a queda.
  2. to numb (to cause to become numb)

    transitive
    A pancada lhe amorteceu o braço.
  3. to become numb

    intransitive
    Seu braço amorteceu.
  4. to deaden; to muffle

    As paredes amorteceram o som.
Where this word comes from

From a- + morto (“dead”) + -ecer, or from a Vulgar Latin *admortīre, *admortēscere, from Latin mortuus.

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