amadurecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + maduro (ripe) + -ecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ma.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [a.ma.du.ɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ma.du.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ma.du.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [a.ma.du.ɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ma.du.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐ.du.ɾɨˈseɾ/ [ɐ.mɐ.ðu.ɾɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐ.du.ɾɨˈse.ɾi/ [ɐ.mɐ.ðu.ɾɨˈse.ɾi]

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [amaˌduɾeˈseː]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧du‧re‧cer

Verb

amadurecer (first-person singular present amadureço, first-person singular preterite amadureci, past participle amadurecido)

  1. ripen (to cause to mature; to make ripe)
    Synonyms: amadurar, madurecer, madurar
    Antonym: apodrecer

Conjugation

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