engrandecer

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(h)]
  • (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)/ [ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾɐ̃.deˈse(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɾɐ̃.dɨˈseɾ/

• (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

	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

    Conjugation of engrandecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

Derived terms

• engrandecimento

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ grande +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enɡɾandeˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enɡɾandeˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈseɾ]
• 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

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

    Conjugation of engrandecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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

		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

    Selected combined forms of engrandecer (c-zc alternation)

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

Derived terms

• engrandecimiento

 

Further reading

• “engrandecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014