enaltecer

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish enaltecer.[1] By surface analysis, en- +‎ alto +‎ -ecer.[2]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: e‧nal‧te‧cer

Verb

enaltecer (first-person singular present enalteço, first-person singular preterite enalteci, past participle enaltecido)

  1. (transitive) to praise, compliment
    Antonyms: depreciar, desdenhar

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References

  1. ^ enaltecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ enaltecer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ alto +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enalteˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enalteˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧nal‧te‧cer

Verb

enaltecer (first-person singular present enaltezco, first-person singular preterite enaltecí, past participle enaltecido)

  1. (transitive) to praise; to extol

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Portuguese: enaltecer

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