enaltecer

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish enaltecer.[1] By surface analysis, en- +‎ alto +‎ -ecer.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nal.tɨˈseɾ/ [i.naɫ.tɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nal.tɨˈse.ɾi/ [i.naɫ.tɨˈse.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: e‧nal‧te‧cer

Verb

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enaltecer (first-person singular present enalteço, first-person singular preterite enalteci, past participle enaltecido)

  1. (transitive) to praise, compliment
    Antonyms: depreciar, desdenhar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ enaltecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ enaltecer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ alto +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enalteˈθeɾ/ [e.nal̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enalteˈseɾ/ [e.nal̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧nal‧te‧cer

Verb

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enaltecer (first-person singular present enaltezco, first-person singular preterite enaltecí, past participle enaltecido)

  1. (transitive) to praise; to extol

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: enaltecer

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