esmortir

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Etymology

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From es- +‎ mort +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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esmortir (first-person singular present esmorteixo, first-person singular preterite esmortí, past participle esmortit)

  1. (transitive) to deaden
  2. (transitive) to muffle
    Synonym: esmorteir
  3. (pronominal) to pass out
    Synonym: desmaiar
  4. (figurative, pronominal) to pass away, to die out, to fade
    • 1920, Joaquim Ruyra, L'idil·li d'en Temme:
      A l'horitzó marí, el tornassol crepuscular, esmortint-se, moradejava.
      On the marine horizon, the crepuscular sheen, dying away, turned violet.

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