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Spanish
Etymology
From en- + bello + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /embeʝeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /embeʝeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /embeʎeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /embeʝeˈseɾ/
- IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /embeʝeˈseɾ/
- IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /embeʎeˈseɾ/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /embeʃeˈseɾ/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /embeʒeˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: em‧be‧lle‧cer
Verb
embellecer (first-person singular present embellezco, first-person singular preterite embellecí, past participle embellecido)
- (transitive) to embellish, beautify, gussy up, dress up, make beautiful
- Antonym: afear
- (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Conjugation
Selected combined forms of embellecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive embellecer
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embellecerme
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embellecerte
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embellecerle, embellecerse
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embellecernos
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embelleceros
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embellecerles, embellecerse
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embellecerme
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embellecerte
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embellecerlo, embellecerla, embellecerse
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embellecernos
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embelleceros
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embellecerlos, embellecerlas, embellecerse
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with gerund embelleciendo
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embelleciéndome
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embelleciéndote
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embelleciéndole, embelleciéndose
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embelleciéndonos
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embelleciéndoos
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embelleciéndoles, embelleciéndose
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embelleciéndome
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embelleciéndote
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embelleciéndolo, embelleciéndola, embelleciéndose
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embelleciéndonos
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embelleciéndoos
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embelleciéndolos, embelleciéndolas, embelleciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative embellece
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embelléceme
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embellécete
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embellécele
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embellécenos
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not used
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embelléceles
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embelléceme
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embellécete
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embellécelo, embellécela
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embellécenos
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not used
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embellécelos, embellécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative embellecé
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embelleceme
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embellecete
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embellecele
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embellecenos
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not used
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embelleceles
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embelleceme
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embellecete
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embellecelo, embellecela
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embellecenos
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not used
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embellecelos, embellecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative embellezca
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embellézcame
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not used
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embellézcale, embellézcase
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embellézcanos
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not used
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embellézcales
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embellézcame
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not used
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embellézcalo, embellézcala, embellézcase
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embellézcanos
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not used
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embellézcalos, embellézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative embellezcamos
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not used
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embellezcámoste
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embellezcámosle
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embellezcámonos
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embellezcámoos
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embellezcámosles
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not used
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embellezcámoste
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embellezcámoslo, embellezcámosla
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embellezcámonos
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embellezcámoos
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embellezcámoslos, embellezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative embelleced
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embellecedme
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not used
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embellecedle
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embellecednos
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embelleceos
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embellecedles
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embellecedme
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not used
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embellecedlo, embellecedla
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embellecednos
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embelleceos
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embellecedlos, embellecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative embellezcan
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embellézcanme
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not used
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embellézcanle
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embellézcannos
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not used
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embellézcanles, embellézcanse
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embellézcanme
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not used
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embellézcanlo, embellézcanla
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embellézcannos
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not used
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embellézcanlos, embellézcanlas, embellézcanse
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