amortiguar

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older mortiguar, from Latin mortificō. Doublet of mortificar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amortiˈɡwaɾ/, [amort̪iˈɣwaɾ]

Verb

amortiguar (first-person singular present amortiguo, first-person singular preterite amortigüé, past participle amortiguado)

  1. to cushion, absorb
  2. to deaden, muffle

Conjugation

  • Rule: unstressed u; gu becomes before e.

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