# engrescar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From en- +‎ gresca (“fun”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəsˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡɾesˈkaɾ]

### Verb

engrescar (first-person singular present engresco, first-person singular preterite engresquí, past participle engrescat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (transitive) to rouse, to liven up, to encourage
    Synonyms: incitar, excitar, entusiasmar
* (pronominal) to get excited, to be keen [with amb ‘on’]
** 1919, Josep M. de Sagarra, Paulina Buxareu:Era diumenge, feia molt temps que no havia estat al Parc, i va pensar: —Anirem a veure les bèsties.— Un artista com ell s'engrescava sempre amb els gestos i els moviments d'aquells animals exòtics.It was Sunday, it had been a while since he'd been to the Zoo, and he thought, "Let's go see the animals." An artist like him was always delighted by the gestures and movements of those exotic animals.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | engrescar | engrescar | engrescar | engrescar | engrescar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | engrescant | engrescant | engrescant | engrescant | engrescant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | engrescat | engrescat | engrescada | engrescada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | engrescats | engrescats | engrescades | engrescades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | engresco | engresques | engresca | engresquem | engresqueu | engresquen |
| indicative | imperfect | engrescava | engrescaves | engrescava | engrescàvem | engrescàveu | engrescaven |
| indicative | future | engrescaré | engrescaràs | engrescarà | engrescarem | engrescareu | engrescaran |
| indicative | preterite | engresquí | engrescares | engrescà | engrescàrem | engrescàreu | engrescaren |
| indicative | conditional | engrescaria | engrescaries | engrescaria | engrescaríem | engrescaríeu | engrescarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | engresqui | engresquis | engresqui | engresquem | engresqueu | engresquin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | engresqués | engresquessis | engresqués | engresquéssim | engresquéssiu | engresquessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | engresca | engresqui | engresquem | engresqueu | engresquin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no engresquis | no engresqui | no engresquem | no engresqueu | no engresquin |

#### Derived terms

* desengrescar
* engrescador
* engrescament

### Further reading

* “engrescar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “engrescar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “engrescar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enɡɾesˈkaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾesˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧gres‧car

### Verb

engrescar (first-person singular present engresco, first-person singular preterite engresqué, past participle engrescado)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | engrescar | engrescar | engrescar | engrescar | engrescar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | engrescando | engrescando | engrescando | engrescando | engrescando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | engrescado | engrescado | engrescada | engrescada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | engrescados | engrescados | engrescadas | engrescadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | engresco | engrescas$^{tú}$ engrescás$^{vos}$ | engresca | engrescamos | engrescáis | engrescan |
| indicative | imperfect | engrescaba | engrescabas | engrescaba | engrescábamos | engrescabais | engrescaban |
| indicative | preterite | engresqué | engrescaste | engrescó | engrescamos | engrescasteis | engrescaron |
| indicative | future | engrescaré | engrescarás | engrescará | engrescaremos | engrescaréis | engrescarán |
| indicative | conditional | engrescaría | engrescarías | engrescaría | engrescaríamos | engrescaríais | engrescarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | engresque | engresques$^{tú}$ engresqués$^{vos2}$ | engresque | engresquemos | engresquéis | engresquen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | engrescara | engrescaras | engrescara | engrescáramos | engrescarais | engrescaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | engrescase | engrescases | engrescase | engrescásemos | engrescaseis | engrescasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | engrescare | engrescares | engrescare | engrescáremos | engrescareis | engrescaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | engresca$^{tú}$ engrescá$^{vos}$ | engresque | engresquemos | engrescad | engresquen |
| imperative | negative | | no engresques | no engresque | no engresquemos | no engresquéis | no engresquen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “engrescar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014