enloquecer

/enlokeˈθeɾ/ · B1 · verb

to go crazy, to go nuts, to go insane, to go wild

en + loco + -ecer = to become loco, i.e. to go crazy

Built like enrojecer (to turn red): en- plus an adjective plus -ecer, meaning to become that thing. Loco means crazy, so enloquecer is to go crazy, or to drive someone else crazy.

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