encoger

== Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ coger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enkoˈxeɾ/ [ẽŋ.koˈxeɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: en‧co‧ger === Verb === encoger (first-person singular present encojo, first-person singular preterite encogí, past participle encogido) to shrink to contract to intimidate (reflexive) to shrug encogerse de hombros ― to shrug one's shoulders (reflexive) to crouch, to cringe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: encongir === Further reading === “encoger”, 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