engrosar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar, from en- + groso (“big, thick”) + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [eŋɡɾoˈsaɾ]
=== Verb ===
engrosar (first-person singular present engroso, first-person singular preterite engrosei, past participle engrosado)
to swell, grow
Synonym: medrar
to increase
Synonyms: aumentar, medrar
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “engrosar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “engrosar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engrosar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“engrosar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “engrosar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + grueso + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enɡɾoˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾoˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧gro‧sar
=== Verb ===
engrosar (first-person singular present engrueso or engroso, first-person singular preterite engrosé, past participle engrosado)
to swell up, thicken
to increase
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“engrosar”, 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