Polyglot Dictionary

engrossar

/ẽɡɾoˈsaɾ/

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)
engrosso
preterite (eu)
engrossei
past participle
engrossado

Meaning

  1. to thicken

    • A sopa engrossou.

      The soup thickened.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adensar

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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