Polyglot Dictionary

entusiasmar

/entusjasˈmaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
entusiasmo
preterite (yo)
entusiasmé
past participle
entusiasmado

Meaning

  1. to excite

    • Me entusiasma el proyecto.

      I'm excited about the project.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ilusionar

ilusionar implies exciting someone with hope or anticipation for the future, getting one's hopes up; entusiasmar is more general excitement or enthusiasm.

excitar

excitar can also mean "to arouse" sexually in some contexts, a false-friend trap for English speakers thinking "excite" always means excitar; entusiasmar is safer, purely about enthusiasm.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

entusiasmar

entusiasmar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Portuguese

excitar

excitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Practice

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