emagrecer.
to become leaner; to lose body weight
Meaning & usage
to become leaner; to lose body weight
Emagreci dois quilos esta semana.
to emaciate; to make leaner, to cause to lose body weight
A doença emagreceu o João.
Correr emagrece.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese enmagrecer, from Late Latin ēmacrēscere, from Latin macer (“lean”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. By surface analysis, e- + magro + -ecer.
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