engrandecer

Portuguese

Etymology

en- + grande (big) + -ecer

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.dɨ.ˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: en‧gran‧de‧cer

Verb

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

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

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

en- + grande + -ecer

Pronunciation

  • (z-s distinction) IPA(key): /en.ɡɾan.deˈθeɾ/, [eŋ.ɡɾan.deˈθeɾ]
  • (seseo merger) IPA(key): /en.ɡɾan.deˈseɾ/, [eŋ.ɡɾan.deˈseɾ]

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

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.
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