Polyglot Dictionary

adensar

/adẽˈsaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
adenso
preterite (eu)
adensei
past participle
adensado

Meaning

  1. to thicken

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

espessar

espessar is culinary or technical, like thickening a liquid or sauce; adensar is more abstract, like density or fog — both mean "to thicken."

engrossar

engrossar is more colloquial and varied, like thickening a liquid, or "engrossar a voz," to deepen the voice; adensar is more abstract, like density or fog — both mean "to thicken."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

espesar

espesar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to thicken."

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