engrossar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar. By surface analysis, en- +‎ grosso (“thick”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾuˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾuˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾuˈsa.ɾi/

Verb

engrossar (first-person singular present engrosso, first-person singular preterite engrossei, past participle engrossado)

1. to thicken (make thicker)
2. to thicken (become thicker)
3. to thicken (make thicker, more viscous)
4. to thicken (become thicker, more viscous)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrossar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	engrossar
Personal	engrossar	engrossares	engrossar	engrossarmos	engrossardes	engrossarem
Gerund
	engrossando
Past participle
Masculine	engrossado			engrossados
Feminine	engrossada			engrossadas
Indicative
Present	engrosso	engrossas	engrossa	engrossamos	engrossais	engrossam
Imperfect	engrossava	engrossavas	engrossava	engrossávamos	engrossáveis	engrossavam
Preterite	engrossei	engrossaste	engrossou	engrossamos1, engrossámos2	engrossastes	engrossaram
Pluperfect	engrossara	engrossaras	engrossara	engrossáramos	engrossáreis	engrossaram
Future	engrossarei	engrossarás	engrossará	engrossaremos	engrossareis	engrossarão
Conditional	engrossaria	engrossarias	engrossaria	engrossaríamos	engrossaríeis	engrossariam
Subjunctive
Present	engrosse	engrosses	engrosse	engrossemos	engrosseis	engrossem
Imperfect	engrossasse	engrossasses	engrossasse	engrossássemos	engrossásseis	engrossassem
Future	engrossar	engrossares	engrossar	engrossarmos	engrossardes	engrossarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engrossa	engrosse	engrossemos	engrossai	engrossem
Negative (não)		não engrosses	não engrosse	não engrossemos	não engrosseis	não engrossem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• espessar

Antonyms

• adelgaçar, afinar, delgaçar

Related terms

• engrossa
• engrossado
• engrossador
• engrossamento
• engrossante
• engrossativo