encentar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From encetar (with influence from comenzar), from Latin inceptāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enθenˈtaɾ/ [ẽn̟.θẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /ensenˈtaɾ/ [ẽn.sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧cen‧tar === Verb === encentar (first-person singular present encento, first-person singular preterite encenté, past participle encentado) (rare) to begin Synonyms: empezar, comenzar to injure, wound Synonyms: herir, llagar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “encentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025