encariñar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkaɾiˈɲaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧ri‧ñar

Verb

encariñar (first-person singular present encariño, first-person singular preterite encariñé, past participle encariñado)

  1. (transitive) to cause to grow fond of
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 241:
      Para encariñar y retener a un hombre, se recomienda a las mujeres introducir medallas entre el relleno de la almohada.
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  2. (reflexive) to get attached to, to grow fond of, to become fond of (usually accompanied by con)
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 53:
      A veces los Duendes se encariñan con una casa, de cuya posesión quieren disfrutar solos. Entonces molestan a los inquilinos hasta conseguir que se muden, dejándolos en paz en cuanto logran su objeto.
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