engravecer
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
engravescer
=== Etymology ===
From en- + grave + -ecer. Compare Spanish engravecer.
=== Pronunciation ===
Homophone: engravescer (Brazil)
Hyphenation: en‧gra‧ve‧cer
=== Verb ===
engravecer (first-person singular present engraveço, first-person singular preterite engraveci, past participle engravecido)
to worsen; make more serious
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“engravecer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + grave + -ecer.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enɡɾabeˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾa.β̞eˈθeɾ] (Spain)
IPA(key): /enɡɾabeˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾa.β̞eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: en‧gra‧ve‧cer
=== Verb ===
engravecer (first-person singular present engravezco, first-person singular preterite engravecí, past participle engravecido)
to worsen; make more serious
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“engravecer”, 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