intumescer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• entumescer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intumēscō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.meˈse(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.meˈse(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.meˈse(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tu.meˈse(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈseɾ/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈseɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈseɾ/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈseɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈse.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧tu‧mes‧cer

Verb

intumescer (first-person singular present intumesço, first-person singular preterite intumesci, past participle intumescido)

1. (intransitive, of a wound or body part) to swell, to swell up
2. (transitive) to cause (a wound or body part) to swell
3. (transitive, figurative) to cause excessive pride

Conjugation

    Conjugation of intumescer (c-ç alternation) (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	intumescer
Personal	intumescer	intumesceres	intumescer	intumescermos	intumescerdes	intumescerem
Gerund
	intumescendo
Past participle
Masculine	intumescido			intumescidos
Feminine	intumescida			intumescidas
Indicative
Present	intumesço	intumesces	intumesce	intumescemos	intumesceis	intumescem
Imperfect	intumescia	intumescias	intumescia	intumescíamos	intumescíeis	intumesciam
Preterite	intumesci	intumesceste	intumesceu	intumescemos	intumescestes	intumesceram
Pluperfect	intumescera	intumesceras	intumescera	intumescêramos	intumescêreis	intumesceram
Future	intumescerei	intumescerás	intumescerá	intumesceremos	intumescereis	intumescerão
Conditional	intumesceria	intumescerias	intumesceria	intumesceríamos	intumesceríeis	intumesceriam
Subjunctive
Present	intumesça	intumesças	intumesça	intumesçamos	intumesçais	intumesçam
Imperfect	intumescesse	intumescesses	intumescesse	intumescêssemos	intumescêsseis	intumescessem
Future	intumescer	intumesceres	intumescer	intumescermos	intumescerdes	intumescerem
Imperative
Affirmative		intumesce	intumesça	intumesçamos	intumescei	intumesçam
Negative (não)		não intumesças	não intumesça	não intumesçamos	não intumesçais	não intumesçam

Synonyms

• (to swell): inchar
• (to cause to swell): inchar
• (to give pride): orgulhar