# entusiasmar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From entusiasme +‎ -ar.

### Verb

entusiasmar (first-person singular present entusiasmo, first-person singular preterite entusiasmí, past participle entusiasmat)
* to excite; enthrall; psych up

#### Derived terms

* entusiasmadís
* entusiasmador

### Further reading

* “entusiasmar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “entusiasmar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “entusiasmar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “entusiasmar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* enthusiasmar (pre-reform)

### Etymology

From entusiasmo (“enthusiasm”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zi.azˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(h)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zjazˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.tu.zjazˈma(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zi.azˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(h)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zjazˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.zjazˈma(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zi.azˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(h)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zjazˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.tu.zjazˈma(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zi.azˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(h)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zjazˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.zjazˈma(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zi.azˈma(ɾ)/ [ẽ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(ɾ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zjazˈma(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zi.azˈma(ɾ)/ [ĩ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zjazˈma(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zi.aʒˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.tu.zɪ.aʒˈma(χ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zjaʒˈma(ʁ)/ [ẽ.tu.zjaʒˈma(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zi.aʒˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.zɪ.aʒˈma(χ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zjaʒˈma(ʁ)/ [ĩ.tu.zjaʒˈma(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zi.azˈma(ɻ)/ [ẽ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(ɻ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽ.tu.zjazˈma(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zi.azˈma(ɻ)/ [ĩ.tu.zɪ.azˈma(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.zjazˈma(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.tu.zjɐʒˈmaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.tu.zjɐʒˈmaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.tu.zjɐʒˈma.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: en‧tu‧si‧as‧mar

### Verb

entusiasmar (first-person singular present entusiasmo, first-person singular preterite entusiasmei, past participle entusiasmado)
* to excite (to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm)
    Synonyms: animar, empolgar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* entusiasta

## Spanish
### Etymology

From entusiasmo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /entusjasˈmaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪u.sjazˈmaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧tu‧sias‧mar

### Verb

entusiasmar (first-person singular present entusiasmo, first-person singular preterite entusiasmé, past participle entusiasmado)
* (transitive) to excite
    Synonym: emocionar
* (reflexive) to get excited

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.

#### Derived terms

* entusiasmado
* entusiasmante

#### Related terms

* entusiasta
* entusiástico

### Further reading

* “entusiasmar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10