agigantar

/axiɣanˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
agiganto
preterite (yo)
agiganté
past participle
agigantado

Meaning

  1. to magnify

    • Agigantó el problema.

      He blew the problem up.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

magnificar

agigantar means to make something seem gigantic or exaggerate it; magnificar means to magnify or exalt, often used for praising or glorifying something.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

agigantar

agigantar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to magnify."

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