ensanchar

Galician

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin examplāre, from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ensanˈt͡ʃaɾ]

Verb

ensanchar (first-person singular present ensancho, first-person singular preterite ensanchei, past participle ensanchado)

1. (rare) to widen

   Synonym: anchear

   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 61:

     se o Cauallo for nouo deue comer eruas et feo con orio et con outras qousas semellauelles, ou sen orio como herua et feo a auendo, ca estas coussas ensancham et allargan o uentre

     if the horse is young, he must eat grasses and hay with barley and other similar things, or without barely, grass and hay if there is some, because these things widen and expand the belly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ensanchar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	ensanchar
Personal	ensanchar	ensanchares	ensanchar	ensancharmos	ensanchardes	ensancharen
Gerund
	ensanchando
Past participle
Masculine	ensanchado			ensanchados
Feminine	ensanchada			ensanchadas
Indicative
Present	ensancho	ensanchas	ensancha	ensanchamos	ensanchades	ensanchan
Imperfect	ensanchaba	ensanchabas	ensanchaba	ensanchabamos	ensanchabades	ensanchaban
Preterite	ensanchei	ensanchaches	ensanchou	ensanchamos	ensanchastes	ensancharon
Pluperfect	ensanchara	ensancharas	ensanchara	ensancharamos	ensancharades	ensancharan
Future	ensancharei	ensancharás	ensanchará	ensancharemos	ensancharedes	ensancharán
Conditional	ensancharía	ensancharías	ensancharía	ensanchariamos	ensanchariades	ensancharían
Subjunctive
Present	ensanche	ensanches	ensanche	ensanchemos	ensanchedes	ensanchen
Imperfect	ensanchase	ensanchases	ensanchase	ensanchásemos	ensanchásedes	ensanchasen
Future	ensanchar	ensanchares	ensanchar	ensancharmos	ensanchardes	ensancharen
Imperative
Affirmative		ensancha	ensanche	ensanchemos	ensanchade	ensanchen
Negative (non)		non ensanches	non ensanche	non ensanchemos	non ensanchedes	non ensanchen

    Reintegrated conjugation of ensanchar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	ensanchar
Personal	ensanchar	ensanchares	ensanchar	ensancharmos	ensanchardes	ensancharem
Gerund
	ensanchando
Past participle
Masculine	ensanchado			ensanchados
Feminine	ensanchada			ensanchadas
Indicative
Present	ensancho	ensanchas	ensancha	ensanchamos	ensanchades, ensanchais	ensancham
Imperfect	ensanchava	ensanchavas	ensanchava	ensanchávamos	ensanchávades, ensancháveis, ensanchávais1	ensanchavam
Preterite	ensanchei	ensanchaste, ensanchache1	ensanchou	ensanchamos	ensanchastes	ensanchárom, ensancharam
Pluperfect	ensanchara	ensancharas	ensanchara	ensancháramos	ensanchárades, ensancháreis, ensanchárais1	ensancharam
Future	ensancharei	ensancharás	ensanchará	ensancharemos	ensancharedes, ensanchareis	ensancharám, ensancharão
Conditional	ensancharia	ensancharias	ensancharia	ensancharíamos	ensancharíades, ensancharíeis, ensancharíais1	ensanchariam
Subjunctive
Present	ensanche	ensanches	ensanche	ensanchemos	ensanchedes, ensancheis	ensanchem
Imperfect	ensanchasse	ensanchasses	ensanchasse	ensanchássemos	ensanchássedes, ensanchásseis	ensanchassem
Future	ensanchar	ensanchares	ensanchar	ensancharmos	ensanchardes	ensancharem
Imperative
Affirmative		ensancha	ensanche	ensanchemos	ensanchade, ensanchai	ensanchem
Negative (nom)		nom ensanches	nom ensanche	nom ensanchemos	nom ensanchedes, nom ensancheis	nom ensanchem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• ancho

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ensanch”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ensanchar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “ensanchar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ensanchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin examplāre, from Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ensanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽn.sãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧san‧char

Verb

ensanchar (first-person singular present ensancho, first-person singular preterite ensanché, past participle ensanchado)

1. to widen, expand

   Synonyms: agrandar, ampliar, extender

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ensanchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ensanchar
gerund			ensanchando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ensanchado		ensanchada
		plural		ensanchados		ensanchadas
		singular			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
	present	ensancho	ensanchastú ensanchásvos	ensancha	ensanchamos	ensancháis	ensanchan
	imperfect	ensanchaba	ensanchabas	ensanchaba	ensanchábamos	ensanchabais	ensanchaban
	preterite	ensanché	ensanchaste	ensanchó	ensanchamos	ensanchasteis	ensancharon
	future	ensancharé	ensancharás	ensanchará	ensancharemos	ensancharéis	ensancharán
	conditional	ensancharía	ensancharías	ensancharía	ensancharíamos	ensancharíais	ensancharían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ensanche	ensanchestú ensanchésvos2	ensanche	ensanchemos	ensanchéis	ensanchen
	imperfect (ra)	ensanchara	ensancharas	ensanchara	ensancháramos	ensancharais	ensancharan
	imperfect (se)	ensanchase	ensanchases	ensanchase	ensanchásemos	ensanchaseis	ensanchasen
	future1	ensanchare	ensanchares	ensanchare	ensancháremos	ensanchareis	ensancharen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ensanchatú ensanchávos	ensanche	ensanchemos	ensanchad	ensanchen
	negative		no ensanches	no ensanche	no ensanchemos	no ensanchéis	no ensanchen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of ensanchar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive ensanchar	dative	ensancharme	ensancharte	ensancharle, ensancharse	ensancharnos	ensancharos	ensancharles, ensancharse
	accusative	ensancharme	ensancharte	ensancharlo, ensancharla, ensancharse	ensancharnos	ensancharos	ensancharlos, ensancharlas, ensancharse
with gerund ensanchando	dative	ensanchándome	ensanchándote	ensanchándole, ensanchándose	ensanchándonos	ensanchándoos	ensanchándoles, ensanchándose
	accusative	ensanchándome	ensanchándote	ensanchándolo, ensanchándola, ensanchándose	ensanchándonos	ensanchándoos	ensanchándolos, ensanchándolas, ensanchándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ensancha	dative	ensánchame	ensánchate	ensánchale	ensánchanos	not used	ensánchales
	accusative	ensánchame	ensánchate	ensánchalo, ensánchala	ensánchanos	not used	ensánchalos, ensánchalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensanchá	dative	ensanchame	ensanchate	ensanchale	ensanchanos	not used	ensanchales
	accusative	ensanchame	ensanchate	ensanchalo, ensanchala	ensanchanos	not used	ensanchalos, ensanchalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ensanche	dative	ensáncheme	not used	ensánchele, ensánchese	ensánchenos	not used	ensáncheles
	accusative	ensáncheme	not used	ensánchelo, ensánchela, ensánchese	ensánchenos	not used	ensánchelos, ensánchelas
with first-person plural imperative ensanchemos	dative	not used	ensanchémoste	ensanchémosle	ensanchémonos	ensanchémoos	ensanchémosles
	accusative	not used	ensanchémoste	ensanchémoslo, ensanchémosla	ensanchémonos	ensanchémoos	ensanchémoslos, ensanchémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ensanchad	dative	ensanchadme	not used	ensanchadle	ensanchadnos	ensanchaos	ensanchadles
	accusative	ensanchadme	not used	ensanchadlo, ensanchadla	ensanchadnos	ensanchaos	ensanchadlos, ensanchadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ensanchen	dative	ensánchenme	not used	ensánchenle	ensánchennos	not used	ensánchenles, ensánchense
	accusative	ensánchenme	not used	ensánchenlo, ensánchenla	ensánchennos	not used	ensánchenlos, ensánchenlas, ensánchense

Derived terms

• ensanchador
• ensanchamiento
• ensanche

 

Related terms

• ancho

 

Further reading

• “ensanchar”, 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