bendecir
/bendeˈθiɾ/ · A2 · verb
to bless
🙏 bendecir = bien + decir: to say well of someone, like bene-diction
From Latin benedicere: bene (well) + dicere (to say). English benediction is the same word. To bless is literally to speak good over someone. It conjugates like decir: bendigo, bendije.