Portuguese

Verb

engrandecer ‎(first-person singular present indicative engrandeço, past participle engrandecido)

1. to aggrandize
2. to enhance
3. to exalt

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (z-s distinction) IPA^(key): /en.ɡɾan.deˈθeɾ/, [eŋ.ɡɾan.deˈθeɾ]
• (seseo merger) IPA^(key): /en.ɡɾan.deˈseɾ/, [eŋ.ɡɾan.deˈseɾ]

Etymology

en- +‎ grande + -ecer

Verb

engrandecer ‎(first-person singular present engrandezco, first-person singular preterite engrandecí, past participle engrandecido)

1. to enlarge, magnify
2. to exalt, speak highly of
3. to exaggerate

Conjugation

• Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.