entesar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From en- +‎ teso +‎ -ar; or from Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre, from Latin intēnsus, whence Portuguese intenso. Compare Spanish entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. See also teso. === Pronunciation === === Verb === entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesei, past participle entesado) (transitive or reflexive) to straighten (transitive or reflexive) to stiffen (reflexive) to become or appear haughty or uncompromising ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “entesar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “entesar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “entesar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN === Further reading === “entesar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From a derivative of Latin intēnsus, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *intēnsāre; compare Portuguese entesar, Occitan entesar, Old French entaisier. See also tieso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enteˈsaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eˈsaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: en‧te‧sar === Verb === entesar (first-person singular present enteso, first-person singular preterite entesé, past participle entesado) (transitive) to strengthen (transitive) to stretch, to tighten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “entesar”, 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