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Portuguese
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)
- (transitive) to praise, compliment
- Antonyms: depreciar, desdenhar
Conjugation
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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)
- (transitive) to praise; to extol
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enaltecer (c-zc 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 enaltecer
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dative
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enaltecerme
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enaltecerte
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enaltecerle, enaltecerse
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enaltecernos
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enalteceros
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enaltecerles, enaltecerse
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accusative
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enaltecerme
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enaltecerte
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enaltecerlo, enaltecerla, enaltecerse
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enaltecernos
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enalteceros
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enaltecerlos, enaltecerlas, enaltecerse
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with gerund enalteciendo
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dative
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enalteciéndome
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enalteciéndote
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enalteciéndole, enalteciéndose
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enalteciéndonos
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enalteciéndoos
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enalteciéndoles, enalteciéndose
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accusative
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enalteciéndome
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enalteciéndote
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enalteciéndolo, enalteciéndola, enalteciéndose
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enalteciéndonos
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enalteciéndoos
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enalteciéndolos, enalteciéndolas, enalteciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enaltece
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dative
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enaltéceme
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enaltécete
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enaltécele
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enaltécenos
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not used
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enaltéceles
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accusative
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enaltéceme
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enaltécete
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enaltécelo, enaltécela
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enaltécenos
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not used
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enaltécelos, enaltécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enaltecé
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dative
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enalteceme
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enaltecete
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enaltecele
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enaltecenos
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not used
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enalteceles
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accusative
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enalteceme
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enaltecete
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enaltecelo, enaltecela
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enaltecenos
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not used
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enaltecelos, enaltecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enaltezca
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dative
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enaltézcame
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not used
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enaltézcale, enaltézcase
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enaltézcanos
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not used
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enaltézcales
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accusative
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enaltézcame
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not used
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enaltézcalo, enaltézcala, enaltézcase
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enaltézcanos
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not used
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enaltézcalos, enaltézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative enaltezcamos
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dative
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not used
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enaltezcámoste
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enaltezcámosle
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enaltezcámonos
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enaltezcámoos
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enaltezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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enaltezcámoste
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enaltezcámoslo, enaltezcámosla
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enaltezcámonos
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enaltezcámoos
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enaltezcámoslos, enaltezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enalteced
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dative
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enaltecedme
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not used
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enaltecedle
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enaltecednos
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enalteceos
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enaltecedles
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accusative
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enaltecedme
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not used
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enaltecedlo, enaltecedla
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enaltecednos
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enalteceos
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enaltecedlos, enaltecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enaltezcan
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dative
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enaltézcanme
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not used
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enaltézcanle
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enaltézcannos
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not used
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enaltézcanles, enaltézcanse
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accusative
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enaltézcanme
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not used
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enaltézcanlo, enaltézcanla
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enaltézcannos
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not used
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enaltézcanlos, enaltézcanlas, enaltézcanse
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