engrandecer
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom en- + grande (“big”) + -ecer. Compare Spanish engrandecer.
Pronunciation
edit- (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
Verb
editengrandecer (first-person singular present engrandeço, first-person singular preterite engrandeci, past participle engrandecido)
- to aggrandize
- to enhance
- to exalt
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engrandecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Derived terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /enɡɾandeˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enɡɾandeˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gran‧de‧cer
Verb
editengrandecer (first-person singular present engrandezco, first-person singular preterite engrandecí, past participle engrandecido)
- to enlarge, magnify
- to exalt, speak highly of
- to exaggerate
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of engrandecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of engrandecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “engrandecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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