Polyglot Dictionary

engrandecer

/ẽɡɾɐ̃deˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
engrandeço
preterite (eu)
engrandeci
past participle
engrandecido

Meaning

  1. to enhance

    • A obra o engrandeceu.

      The work enhanced his standing.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Spanish

realzar

realzar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to enhance."

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