Polyglot Dictionary

entusiasmar

/ẽtuzjazˈmaɾ/

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)
entusiasmo
preterite (eu)
entusiasmei
past participle
entusiasmado

Meaning

  1. to excite

    • A ideia o entusiasmou.

      The idea excited him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

alvoroçar

alvoroçar means to excite or stir up, often a crowd, causing a commotion; entusiasmar means to excite positively, to fill with enthusiasm.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

entusiasmar

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

Spanish

excitar

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

Spanish

ilusionar

ilusionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to excite."

Practice

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