Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin exsiccāre (“to dry”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /enseˈkaɾ/ [ẽn.seˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧se‧car
ensecar (first-person singular present enseco, first-person singular preterite ensequé, past participle ensecado)
- (archaic, transitive) to dry
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 ensecar (c-qu 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 ensecar
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dative
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ensecarme
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ensecarte
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ensecarle, ensecarse
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ensecarnos
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ensecaros
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ensecarles, ensecarse
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accusative
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ensecarme
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ensecarte
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ensecarlo, ensecarla, ensecarse
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ensecarnos
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ensecaros
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ensecarlos, ensecarlas, ensecarse
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with gerund ensecando
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dative
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ensecándome
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ensecándote
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ensecándole, ensecándose
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ensecándonos
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ensecándoos
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ensecándoles, ensecándose
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accusative
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ensecándome
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ensecándote
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ensecándolo, ensecándola, ensecándose
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ensecándonos
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ensecándoos
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ensecándolos, ensecándolas, ensecándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enseca
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dative
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ensécame
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ensécate
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ensécale
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ensécanos
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not used
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ensécales
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accusative
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ensécame
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ensécate
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ensécalo, ensécala
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ensécanos
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not used
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ensécalos, ensécalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensecá
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dative
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ensecame
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ensecate
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ensecale
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ensecanos
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not used
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ensecales
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accusative
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ensecame
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ensecate
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ensecalo, ensecala
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ensecanos
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not used
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ensecalos, ensecalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enseque
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dative
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enséqueme
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not used
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enséquele, enséquese
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enséquenos
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not used
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enséqueles
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accusative
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enséqueme
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not used
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enséquelo, enséquela, enséquese
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enséquenos
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not used
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enséquelos, enséquelas
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with first-person plural imperative ensequemos
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dative
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not used
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ensequémoste
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ensequémosle
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ensequémonos
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ensequémoos
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ensequémosles
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accusative
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not used
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ensequémoste
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ensequémoslo, ensequémosla
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ensequémonos
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ensequémoos
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ensequémoslos, ensequémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative ensecad
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dative
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ensecadme
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not used
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ensecadle
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ensecadnos
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ensecaos
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ensecadles
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accusative
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ensecadme
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not used
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ensecadlo, ensecadla
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ensecadnos
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ensecaos
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ensecadlos, ensecadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative ensequen
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dative
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enséquenme
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not used
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enséquenle
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enséquennos
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not used
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enséquenles, enséquense
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accusative
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enséquenme
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not used
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enséquenlo, enséquenla
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enséquennos
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not used
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enséquenlos, enséquenlas, enséquense
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