# embellir
## Catalan
### Etymology

From em- +‎ bell +‎ -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əm.bəˈʎi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [em.beˈʎiɾ]
* Audio (Barcelona):(file)

### Verb

embellir (first-person singular present embelleixo, first-person singular preterite embellí, past participle embellit)
* (transitive) to beautify
* (intransitive, pronominal) to become beautiful

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | embellir | embellir | embellir | embellir | embellir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | embellint | embellint | embellint | embellint | embellint |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | embellit | embellit | embellida | embellida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | embellits | embellits | embellides | embellides |
| 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 | embelleixo | embelleixes | embelleix | embellim | embelliu | embelleixen |
| indicative | imperfect | embellia | embellies | embellia | embellíem | embellíeu | embellien |
| indicative | future | embelliré | embelliràs | embellirà | embellirem | embellireu | embelliran |
| indicative | preterite | embellí | embellires | embellí | embellírem | embellíreu | embelliren |
| indicative | conditional | embelliria | embelliries | embelliria | embelliríem | embelliríeu | embellirien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | embelleixi | embelleixis | embelleixi | embellim | embelliu | embelleixin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | embellís | embellissis | embellís | embellíssim | embellíssiu | embellissin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | embelleix | embelleixi | embellim | embelliu | embelleixin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no embelleixis | no embelleixi | no embellim | no embelliu | no embelleixin |

#### Antonyms

* enlletgir

#### Derived terms

* embellidor
* embelliment

### Further reading

* “embellir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

## French
### Etymology

From en- +‎ bel +‎ -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.bɛ.liʁ/ ~ /ɑ̃.be.liʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

embellir
* to improve, make more attractive
* to embellish

#### Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

#### Derived terms

* embellissement

### Further reading

* “embellir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* anbelir
* enbelir

### Etymology

en- +‎ bel +‎ -ir.

### Verb

embellir
* to make prettier; to make more attractive; to embellish

#### Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

#### Descendants

* → English: embellish
* French: embellir