engrandecer

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Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ grande (“big”) +‎ -ecer. Compare Spanish engrandecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.dɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.dɨˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧gran‧de‧cer

Verb

engrandecer (first-person singular present engrandeço, first-person singular preterite engrandeci, past participle engrandecido)

  1. to aggrandize
  2. to enhance
  3. to exalt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrandecer (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 engrandecer
Personal engrandecer engrandeceres engrandecer engrandecermos engrandecerdes engrandecerem
Gerund
engrandecendo
Past participle
Masculine engrandecido engrandecidos
Feminine engrandecida engrandecidas
Indicative
Present engrandeço engrandeces engrandece engrandecemos engrandeceis engrandecem
Imperfect engrandecia engrandecias engrandecia engrandecíamos engrandecíeis engrandeciam
Preterite engrandeci engrandeceste engrandeceu engrandecemos engrandecestes engrandeceram
Pluperfect engrandecera engrandeceras engrandecera engrandecêramos engrandecêreis engrandeceram
Future engrandecerei engrandecerás engrandecerá engrandeceremos engrandecereis engrandecerão
Conditional engrandeceria engrandecerias engrandeceria engrandeceríamos engrandeceríeis engrandeceriam
Subjunctive
Present engrandeça engrandeças engrandeça engrandeçamos engrandeçais engrandeçam
Imperfect engrandecesse engrandecesses engrandecesse engrandecêssemos engrandecêsseis engrandecessem
Future engrandecer engrandeceres engrandecer engrandecermos engrandecerdes engrandecerem
Imperative
Affirmative engrandece engrandeça engrandeçamos engrandecei engrandeçam
Negative (não) não engrandeças não engrandeça não engrandeçamos não engrandeçais não engrandeçam

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ grande +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enɡɾandeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enɡɾandeˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧gran‧de‧cer

Verb

engrandecer (first-person singular present engrandezco, first-person singular preterite engrandecí, past participle engrandecido)

  1. to enlarge, magnify
  2. to exalt, speak highly of
  3. to exaggerate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrandecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive engrandecer
gerund engrandeciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular engrandecido engrandecida
plural engrandecidos engrandecidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present engrandezco engrandecestú
engrandecésvos 		engrandece engrandecemos engrandecéis engrandecen
imperfect engrandecía engrandecías engrandecía engrandecíamos engrandecíais engrandecían
preterite engrandecí engrandeciste engrandeció engrandecimos engrandecisteis engrandecieron
future engrandeceré engrandecerás engrandecerá engrandeceremos engrandeceréis engrandecerán
conditional engrandecería engrandecerías engrandecería engrandeceríamos engrandeceríais engrandecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present engrandezca engrandezcastú
engrandezcásvos2 		engrandezca engrandezcamos engrandezcáis engrandezcan
imperfect
(ra) 		engrandeciera engrandecieras engrandeciera engrandeciéramos engrandecierais engrandecieran
imperfect
(se) 		engrandeciese engrandecieses engrandeciese engrandeciésemos engrandecieseis engrandeciesen
future1 engrandeciere engrandecieres engrandeciere engrandeciéremos engrandeciereis engrandecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative engrandecetú
engrandecévos 		engrandezca engrandezcamos engrandeced engrandezcan
negative no engrandezcas no engrandezca no engrandezcamos no engrandezcáis no engrandezcan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of engrandecer (c-zc alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive engrandecer
dative engrandecerme engrandecerte engrandecerle, engrandecerse engrandecernos engrandeceros engrandecerles, engrandecerse
accusative engrandecerme engrandecerte engrandecerlo, engrandecerla, engrandecerse engrandecernos engrandeceros engrandecerlos, engrandecerlas, engrandecerse
with gerund engrandeciendo
dative engrandeciéndome engrandeciéndote engrandeciéndole, engrandeciéndose engrandeciéndonos engrandeciéndoos engrandeciéndoles, engrandeciéndose
accusative engrandeciéndome engrandeciéndote engrandeciéndolo, engrandeciéndola, engrandeciéndose engrandeciéndonos engrandeciéndoos engrandeciéndolos, engrandeciéndolas, engrandeciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engrandece
dative engrandéceme engrandécete engrandécele engrandécenos not used engrandéceles
accusative engrandéceme engrandécete engrandécelo, engrandécela engrandécenos not used engrandécelos, engrandécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engrandecé
dative engrandeceme engrandecete engrandecele engrandecenos not used engrandeceles
accusative engrandeceme engrandecete engrandecelo, engrandecela engrandecenos not used engrandecelos, engrandecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative engrandezca
dative engrandézcame not used engrandézcale, engrandézcase engrandézcanos not used engrandézcales
accusative engrandézcame not used engrandézcalo, engrandézcala, engrandézcase engrandézcanos not used engrandézcalos, engrandézcalas
with first-person plural imperative engrandezcamos
dative not used engrandezcámoste engrandezcámosle engrandezcámonos engrandezcámoos engrandezcámosles
accusative not used engrandezcámoste engrandezcámoslo, engrandezcámosla engrandezcámonos engrandezcámoos engrandezcámoslos, engrandezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engrandeced
dative engrandecedme not used engrandecedle engrandecednos engrandeceos engrandecedles
accusative engrandecedme not used engrandecedlo, engrandecedla engrandecednos engrandeceos engrandecedlos, engrandecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engrandezcan
dative engrandézcanme not used engrandézcanle engrandézcannos not used engrandézcanles, engrandézcanse
accusative engrandézcanme not used engrandézcanlo, engrandézcanla engrandézcannos not used engrandézcanlos, engrandézcanlas, engrandézcanse

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