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Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + grave + -ecer. Compare Spanish engravecer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾa.veˈse(ɻ)/
Verb
engravecer (first-person singular present engraveço, first-person singular preterite engraveci, past participle engravecido)
- to worsen; make more serious
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + grave + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enɡɾabeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enɡɾabeˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gra‧ve‧cer
Verb
engravecer (first-person singular present engravezco, first-person singular preterite engravecí, past participle engravecido)
- to worsen; make more serious
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 engravecer (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 engravecer
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dative
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engravecerme
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engravecerte
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engravecerle, engravecerse
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engravecernos
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engraveceros
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engravecerles, engravecerse
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accusative
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engravecerme
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engravecerte
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engravecerlo, engravecerla, engravecerse
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engravecernos
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engraveceros
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engravecerlos, engravecerlas, engravecerse
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with gerund engraveciendo
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dative
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engraveciéndome
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engraveciéndote
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engraveciéndole, engraveciéndose
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engraveciéndonos
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engraveciéndoos
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engraveciéndoles, engraveciéndose
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accusative
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engraveciéndome
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engraveciéndote
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engraveciéndolo, engraveciéndola, engraveciéndose
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engraveciéndonos
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engraveciéndoos
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engraveciéndolos, engraveciéndolas, engraveciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative engravece
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dative
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engravéceme
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engravécete
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engravécele
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engravécenos
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not used
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engravéceles
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accusative
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engravéceme
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engravécete
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engravécelo, engravécela
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engravécenos
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not used
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engravécelos, engravécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative engravecé
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dative
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engraveceme
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engravecete
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engravecele
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engravecenos
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not used
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engraveceles
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accusative
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engraveceme
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engravecete
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engravecelo, engravecela
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engravecenos
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not used
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engravecelos, engravecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative engravezca
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dative
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engravézcame
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not used
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engravézcale, engravézcase
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engravézcanos
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not used
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engravézcales
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accusative
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engravézcame
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not used
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engravézcalo, engravézcala, engravézcase
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engravézcanos
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not used
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engravézcalos, engravézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative engravezcamos
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dative
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not used
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engravezcámoste
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engravezcámosle
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engravezcámonos
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engravezcámoos
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engravezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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engravezcámoste
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engravezcámoslo, engravezcámosla
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engravezcámonos
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engravezcámoos
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engravezcámoslos, engravezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative engraveced
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dative
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engravecedme
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not used
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engravecedle
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engravecednos
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engraveceos
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engravecedles
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accusative
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engravecedme
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not used
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engravecedlo, engravecedla
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engravecednos
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engraveceos
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engravecedlos, engravecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative engravezcan
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dative
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engravézcanme
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not used
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engravézcanle
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engravézcannos
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not used
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engravézcanles, engravézcanse
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accusative
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engravézcanme
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not used
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engravézcanlo, engravézcanla
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engravézcannos
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not used
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engravézcanlos, engravézcanlas, engravézcanse
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