enceguecer

From en- +‎ ciego (“blind”) +‎ -ecer.

• IPA^(key): /enθeɡeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̟.θe.ɣ̞eˈθeɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /enseɡeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.se.ɣ̞eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ce‧gue‧cer

enceguecer (first-person singular present enceguezco, first-person singular preterite enceguecí, past participle enceguecido)

1. (Latin America) to blind

   Synonym: cegar

   • 2015 December, “Una monumental e histórica ceguera”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:

     Y parece haberse empeñado en enceguecer al poco agraciado y no particularmente talentoso líder que salió de la nada.

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• “enceguecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025