embevecer

Portuguese

Etymology

Alteration of embebecer, from embeber +‎ -ecer

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.be.veˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.be.veˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.veˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.veˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.be.veˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.veˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.be.veˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.be.veˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.be.veˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨ.vɨˈseɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨ.bɨˈseɾ/ [ẽ.bɨ.βɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨ.vɨˈse.ɾi/

Verb

embevecer (first-person singular present embeveço, first-person singular preterite embeveci, past participle embevecido)

  1. (transitive) to cause elation, ecstasy, enthrallment
  2. (reflexive) to be elated, ecstatic, enthralled

References

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