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Etymology

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From en- +‎ caro (expensive) +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.ɾeˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.ɾeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.ɾeˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.ɾeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ɾeˈse(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧ca‧re‧cer

Verb

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encarecer (first-person singular present encareço, first-person singular preterite encareci, past participle encarecido)

  1. to raise the price of; become expensive
  2. to extol, exalt

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enkaɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.ɾeˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /enkaɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.ɾeˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧re‧cer

Verb

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encarecer (first-person singular present encarezco, first-person singular preterite encarecí, past participle encarecido)

  1. (transitive) to raise the price of
    Antonym: abaratar
  2. (transitive) to urge

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