embranquecer
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From em- + branco (“white”) + -ecer.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bɾɐ̃.keˈse(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: em‧bran‧que‧cer
Verb
[edit]embranquecer (first-person singular present embranqueço, first-person singular preterite embranqueci, past participle embranquecido)
- (transitive) to whiten (to make white or whiter)
- Synonym: branquear
- (intransitive) to whiten (to become white or whiter)
- Synonym: encanecer
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of embranquecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
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- Portuguese verbs prefixed with en-
- Portuguese verbs suffixed with -ecer
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
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- Portuguese 5-syllable words
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- Portuguese verbs ending in -er
- Portuguese verbs with c-ç alternation
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