envejecer
/embexeˈθeɾ/ · B2 · verb
to get old
👴 en- (become) + vejez (old age) + -ecer (grow) = to grow into old age
Envejecer is built from en- (into), vej- from viejo (old), and -ecer (to become gradually). Read it as: to become old step by step. Same pattern as amanecer (dawn) and crecer (grow).