amortecer.
to absorb shock
Meaning & usage
to absorb shock
O colchão amorteceu-lhe a queda.
to numb (to cause to become numb)
A pancada lhe amorteceu o braço.
to become numb
Seu braço amorteceu.
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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