engreír

/eŋɡɾeˈiɾ/

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)
engrío
preterite (yo)
engreí
past participle
engreído

Meaning

  1. to make vain

    • El éxito lo engrió.

      Success made him vain.

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

envanecer

engreír and envanecer are close synonyms for "to make vain," inflating someone's ego, interchangeable.

Practice

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