Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin root *assurdīre, itself either from Latin surdus or obsurdescere, present active infinitive of obsurdēscō. Compare Aromanian asurdzãscu, asurdzãri, Italian assordire, French assourdir. Cf. also Portuguese ensurdecer, Spanish ensordecer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a asurzi (third-person singular present asurzește, past participle asurzit) 4th conj.

  1. (transitive) to deafen
  2. (intransitive) to become deaf

Conjugation

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