Polyglot Dictionary

embellecer

/embeʝeˈseɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
embellezco
preterite (yo)
embellecí
past participle
embellecido

Meaning

  1. to beautify

    • Embellecieron la plaza.

      They beautified the square.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

verschönern

verschönern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to beautify."

Portuguese

embelezar

embelezar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to beautify."

Practice

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