Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
en- + grande (“big”) + -ecer
Pronunciation[edit]
engrandecer (first-person singular present indicative engrandeço, past participle engrandecido)
- to aggrandize
- to enhance
- to exalt
Conjugation[edit]
Notes:[edit]
- This is a regular verb of the -er group.
- The last letter c is changed to ç depending on the following vowel, resulting in these four possible sequences: -ça-, -ce-, -ci- and -ço-.
- Verbs with this conjugation include: acontecer, amanhecer, carecer, conhecer, descer, esquecer, merecer, parecer, reconhecer, tecer, vencer.
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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engrandecer
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Personal
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engrandecer
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engrandeceres
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engrandecer
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engrandecermos
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engrandecerdes
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engrandecerem
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Gerund
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engrandecendo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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engrandecido
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engrandecidos
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Feminine
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engrandecida
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engrandecidas
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Indicative
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Present
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engrandeço
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engrandeces
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engrandece
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engrandecemos
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engrandeceis
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engrandecem
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Imperfect
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engrandecia
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engrandecias
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engrandecia
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engrandecíamos
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engrandecíeis
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engrandeciam
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Preterite
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engrandeci
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engrandeceste
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engrandeceu
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engrandecemos
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engrandecestes
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engrandeceram
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Pluperfect
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engrandecera
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engrandeceras
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engrandecera
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engrandecêramos
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engrandecêreis
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engrandeceram
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Future
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engrandecerei
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engrandecerás
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engrandecerá
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engrandeceremos
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engrandecereis
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engrandecerão
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Conditional
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engrandeceria
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engrandecerias
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engrandeceria
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engrandeceríamos
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engrandeceríeis
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engrandeceriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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engrandeça
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engrandeças
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engrandeça
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engrandeçamos
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engrandeçais
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engrandeçam
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Imperfect
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engrandecesse
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engrandecesses
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engrandecesse
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engrandecêssemos
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engrandecêsseis
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engrandecessem
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Future
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engrandecer
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engrandeceres
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engrandecer
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engrandecermos
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engrandecerdes
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engrandecerem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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-
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engrandece
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engrandeça
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engrandeçamos
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engrandecei
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engrandeçam
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Negative (não)
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-
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engrandeças
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engrandeça
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engrandeçamos
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engrandeçais
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engrandeçam
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Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From en- + grande + -ecer.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enɡɾandeˈθeɾ/, [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enɡɾandeˈseɾ/, [ẽŋ.ɡɾãn̪.d̪eˈseɾ]
engrandecer (first-person singular present engrandezco, first-person singular preterite engrandecí, past participle engrandecido)
- to enlarge, magnify
- to exalt, speak highly of
- to exaggerate
Conjugation[edit]
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of engrandecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive engrandecer
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dative
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engrandecerme
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engrandecerte
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engrandecerle, engrandecerse
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engrandecernos
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engrandeceros
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engrandecerles, engrandecerse
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accusative
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engrandecerme
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engrandecerte
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engrandecerlo, engrandecerla, engrandecerse
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engrandecernos
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engrandeceros
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engrandecerlos, engrandecerlas, engrandecerse
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with gerund engrandeciendo
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dative
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engrandeciéndome
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engrandeciéndote
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engrandeciéndole, engrandeciéndose
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engrandeciéndonos
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engrandeciéndoos
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engrandeciéndoles, engrandeciéndose
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accusative
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engrandeciéndome
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engrandeciéndote
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engrandeciéndolo, engrandeciéndola, engrandeciéndose
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engrandeciéndonos
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engrandeciéndoos
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engrandeciéndolos, engrandeciéndolas, engrandeciéndose
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with informal second-person singular imperative engrandece
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dative
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engrandéceme
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engrandécete
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engrandécele
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engrandécenos
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not used
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engrandéceles
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accusative
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engrandéceme
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engrandécete
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engrandécelo, engrandécela
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engrandécenos
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not used
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engrandécelos, engrandécelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative engrandezca
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dative
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engrandézcame
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not used
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engrandézcale, engrandézcase
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engrandézcanos
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not used
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engrandézcales
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accusative
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engrandézcame
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not used
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engrandézcalo, engrandézcala, engrandézcase
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engrandézcanos
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not used
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engrandézcalos, engrandézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative engrandezcamos
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dative
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not used
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engrandezcámoste
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engrandezcámosle
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engrandezcámonos
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engrandezcámoos
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engrandezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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engrandezcámoste
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engrandezcámoslo, engrandezcámosla
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engrandezcámonos
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engrandezcámoos
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engrandezcámoslos, engrandezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative engrandeced
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dative
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engrandecedme
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not used
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engrandecedle
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engrandecednos
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engrandeceos
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engrandecedles
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accusative
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engrandecedme
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not used
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engrandecedlo, engrandecedla
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engrandecednos
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engrandeceos
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engrandecedlos, engrandecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative engrandezcan
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dative
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engrandézcanme
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not used
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engrandézcanle
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engrandézcannos
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not used
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engrandézcanles, engrandézcanse
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accusative
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engrandézcanme
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not used
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engrandézcanlo, engrandézcanla
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engrandézcannos
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not used
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engrandézcanlos, engrandézcanlas, engrandézcanse
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Derived terms[edit]
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