Portuguese
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Etymology
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From en- + grande (“big”) + -ecer. Compare Spanish engrandecer.
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: en‧gran‧de‧cer
engrandecer (first-person singular present engrandeço, first-person singular preterite engrandeci, past participle engrandecido)
- to aggrandize
- to enhance
- to exalt
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology
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From en- + grande + -ecer.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /enɡɾandeˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enɡɾandeˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gran‧de‧cer
engrandecer (first-person singular present engrandezco, first-person singular preterite engrandecí, past participle engrandecido)
- to enlarge, magnify
- to exalt, speak highly of
- to exaggerate
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of engrandecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive engrandecer
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dative
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engrandecerme
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engrandecerte
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engrandecerle, engrandecerse
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engrandecernos
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engrandeceros
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engrandecerles, engrandecerse
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accusative
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engrandecerme
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engrandecerte
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engrandecerlo, engrandecerla, engrandecerse
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engrandecernos
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engrandeceros
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engrandecerlos, engrandecerlas, engrandecerse
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with gerund engrandeciendo
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dative
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engrandeciéndome
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engrandeciéndote
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engrandeciéndole, engrandeciéndose
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engrandeciéndonos
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engrandeciéndoos
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engrandeciéndoles, engrandeciéndose
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accusative
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engrandeciéndome
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engrandeciéndote
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engrandeciéndolo, engrandeciéndola, engrandeciéndose
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engrandeciéndonos
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engrandeciéndoos
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engrandeciéndolos, engrandeciéndolas, engrandeciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative engrandece
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dative
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engrandéceme
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engrandécete
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engrandécele
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engrandécenos
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not used
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engrandéceles
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accusative
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engrandéceme
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engrandécete
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engrandécelo, engrandécela
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engrandécenos
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not used
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engrandécelos, engrandécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative engrandecé
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dative
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engrandeceme
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engrandecete
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engrandecele
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engrandecenos
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not used
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engrandeceles
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accusative
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engrandeceme
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engrandecete
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engrandecelo, engrandecela
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engrandecenos
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not used
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engrandecelos, engrandecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative engrandezca
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dative
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engrandézcame
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not used
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engrandézcale, engrandézcase
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engrandézcanos
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not used
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engrandézcales
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accusative
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engrandézcame
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not used
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engrandézcalo, engrandézcala, engrandézcase
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engrandézcanos
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not used
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engrandézcalos, engrandézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative engrandezcamos
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dative
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not used
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engrandezcámoste
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engrandezcámosle
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engrandezcámonos
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engrandezcámoos
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engrandezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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engrandezcámoste
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engrandezcámoslo, engrandezcámosla
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engrandezcámonos
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engrandezcámoos
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engrandezcámoslos, engrandezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative engrandeced
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dative
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engrandecedme
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not used
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engrandecedle
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engrandecednos
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engrandeceos
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engrandecedles
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accusative
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engrandecedme
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not used
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engrandecedlo, engrandecedla
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engrandecednos
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engrandeceos
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engrandecedlos, engrandecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative engrandezcan
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dative
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engrandézcanme
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not used
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engrandézcanle
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engrandézcannos
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not used
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engrandézcanles, engrandézcanse
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accusative
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engrandézcanme
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not used
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engrandézcanlo, engrandézcanla
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engrandézcannos
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not used
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engrandézcanlos, engrandézcanlas, engrandézcanse
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Derived terms
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