entusiasmar

Catalan

Etymology

From entusiasme +‎ -ar.

Verb

entusiasmar (first-person singular present entusiasmo, first-person singular preterite entusiasmí, past participle entusiasmat)

1. to excite; enthrall; psych up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of entusiasmar (first conjugation)

infinitive			entusiasmar
gerund			entusiasmant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		entusiasmat		entusiasmada
		plural		entusiasmats		entusiasmades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	entusiasmo	entusiasmes	entusiasma	entusiasmem	entusiasmeu	entusiasmen
	imperfect	entusiasmava	entusiasmaves	entusiasmava	entusiasmàvem	entusiasmàveu	entusiasmaven
	future	entusiasmaré	entusiasmaràs	entusiasmarà	entusiasmarem	entusiasmareu	entusiasmaran
	preterite	entusiasmí	entusiasmares	entusiasmà	entusiasmàrem	entusiasmàreu	entusiasmaren
	conditional	entusiasmaria	entusiasmaries	entusiasmaria	entusiasmaríem	entusiasmaríeu	entusiasmarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	entusiasmi	entusiasmis	entusiasmi	entusiasmem	entusiasmeu	entusiasmin
	imperfect	entusiasmés	entusiasmessis	entusiasmés	entusiasméssim	entusiasméssiu	entusiasmessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	entusiasma	entusiasmi	entusiasmem	entusiasmeu	entusiasmin
	negative (no)	—	no entusiasmis	no entusiasmi	no entusiasmem	no entusiasmeu	no entusiasmin

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, 2024
• “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^(key): (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^(key): (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^(key): (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^(key): (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^(key): (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^(key): /ẽ.tu.zjɐʒˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tu.zjɐʒˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /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)

1. to excite (to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm)

   Synonyms: animar, empolgar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of entusiasmar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	entusiasmar
Personal	entusiasmar	entusiasmares	entusiasmar	entusiasmarmos	entusiasmardes	entusiasmarem
Gerund
	entusiasmando
Past participle
Masculine	entusiasmado			entusiasmados
Feminine	entusiasmada			entusiasmadas
Indicative
Present	entusiasmo	entusiasmas	entusiasma	entusiasmamos	entusiasmais	entusiasmam
Imperfect	entusiasmava	entusiasmavas	entusiasmava	entusiasmávamos	entusiasmáveis	entusiasmavam
Preterite	entusiasmei	entusiasmaste	entusiasmou	entusiasmamos1, entusiasmámos2	entusiasmastes	entusiasmaram
Pluperfect	entusiasmara	entusiasmaras	entusiasmara	entusiasmáramos	entusiasmáreis	entusiasmaram
Future	entusiasmarei	entusiasmarás	entusiasmará	entusiasmaremos	entusiasmareis	entusiasmarão
Conditional	entusiasmaria	entusiasmarias	entusiasmaria	entusiasmaríamos	entusiasmaríeis	entusiasmariam
Subjunctive
Present	entusiasme	entusiasmes	entusiasme	entusiasmemos	entusiasmeis	entusiasmem
Imperfect	entusiasmasse	entusiasmasses	entusiasmasse	entusiasmássemos	entusiasmásseis	entusiasmassem
Future	entusiasmar	entusiasmares	entusiasmar	entusiasmarmos	entusiasmardes	entusiasmarem
Imperative
Affirmative		entusiasma	entusiasme	entusiasmemos	entusiasmai	entusiasmem
Negative (não)		não entusiasmes	não entusiasme	não entusiasmemos	não entusiasmeis	não entusiasmem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• entusiasta

Spanish

Etymology

From entusiasmo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /entusjasˈmaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪u.sjazˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧tu‧sias‧mar

Verb

entusiasmar (first-person singular present entusiasmo, first-person singular preterite entusiasmé, past participle entusiasmado)

1. (transitive) to excite

   Synonym: emocionar

2. (reflexive) to get excited

Conjugation

    Conjugation of entusiasmar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			entusiasmar
gerund			entusiasmando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		entusiasmado		entusiasmada
		plural		entusiasmados		entusiasmadas
		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	entusiasmo	entusiasmastú entusiasmásvos	entusiasma	entusiasmamos	entusiasmáis	entusiasman
	imperfect	entusiasmaba	entusiasmabas	entusiasmaba	entusiasmábamos	entusiasmabais	entusiasmaban
	preterite	entusiasmé	entusiasmaste	entusiasmó	entusiasmamos	entusiasmasteis	entusiasmaron
	future	entusiasmaré	entusiasmarás	entusiasmará	entusiasmaremos	entusiasmaréis	entusiasmarán
	conditional	entusiasmaría	entusiasmarías	entusiasmaría	entusiasmaríamos	entusiasmaríais	entusiasmarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	entusiasme	entusiasmestú entusiasmésvos2	entusiasme	entusiasmemos	entusiasméis	entusiasmen
	imperfect (ra)	entusiasmara	entusiasmaras	entusiasmara	entusiasmáramos	entusiasmarais	entusiasmaran
	imperfect (se)	entusiasmase	entusiasmases	entusiasmase	entusiasmásemos	entusiasmaseis	entusiasmasen
	future1	entusiasmare	entusiasmares	entusiasmare	entusiasmáremos	entusiasmareis	entusiasmaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		entusiasmatú entusiasmávos	entusiasme	entusiasmemos	entusiasmad	entusiasmen
	negative		no entusiasmes	no entusiasme	no entusiasmemos	no entusiasméis	no entusiasmen

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

    Selected combined forms of entusiasmar

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 entusiasmar	dative	entusiasmarme	entusiasmarte	entusiasmarle, entusiasmarse	entusiasmarnos	entusiasmaros	entusiasmarles, entusiasmarse
	accusative	entusiasmarme	entusiasmarte	entusiasmarlo, entusiasmarla, entusiasmarse	entusiasmarnos	entusiasmaros	entusiasmarlos, entusiasmarlas, entusiasmarse
with gerund entusiasmando	dative	entusiasmándome	entusiasmándote	entusiasmándole, entusiasmándose	entusiasmándonos	entusiasmándoos	entusiasmándoles, entusiasmándose
	accusative	entusiasmándome	entusiasmándote	entusiasmándolo, entusiasmándola, entusiasmándose	entusiasmándonos	entusiasmándoos	entusiasmándolos, entusiasmándolas, entusiasmándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative entusiasma	dative	entusiásmame	entusiásmate	entusiásmale	entusiásmanos	not used	entusiásmales
	accusative	entusiásmame	entusiásmate	entusiásmalo, entusiásmala	entusiásmanos	not used	entusiásmalos, entusiásmalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative entusiasmá	dative	entusiasmame	entusiasmate	entusiasmale	entusiasmanos	not used	entusiasmales
	accusative	entusiasmame	entusiasmate	entusiasmalo, entusiasmala	entusiasmanos	not used	entusiasmalos, entusiasmalas
with formal second-person singular imperative entusiasme	dative	entusiásmeme	not used	entusiásmele, entusiásmese	entusiásmenos	not used	entusiásmeles
	accusative	entusiásmeme	not used	entusiásmelo, entusiásmela, entusiásmese	entusiásmenos	not used	entusiásmelos, entusiásmelas
with first-person plural imperative entusiasmemos	dative	not used	entusiasmémoste	entusiasmémosle	entusiasmémonos	entusiasmémoos	entusiasmémosles
	accusative	not used	entusiasmémoste	entusiasmémoslo, entusiasmémosla	entusiasmémonos	entusiasmémoos	entusiasmémoslos, entusiasmémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative entusiasmad	dative	entusiasmadme	not used	entusiasmadle	entusiasmadnos	entusiasmaos	entusiasmadles
	accusative	entusiasmadme	not used	entusiasmadlo, entusiasmadla	entusiasmadnos	entusiasmaos	entusiasmadlos, entusiasmadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative entusiasmen	dative	entusiásmenme	not used	entusiásmenle	entusiásmennos	not used	entusiásmenles, entusiásmense
	accusative	entusiásmenme	not used	entusiásmenlo, entusiásmenla	entusiásmennos	not used	entusiásmenlos, entusiásmenlas, entusiásmense

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