encarnizar
Spanish, verb/enkaɾniˈθaɾ/
encarnizar is spelled E-N-C-A-R-N-I-Z-A-R (10 letters). Encarnizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to enrage, infuriate, make cruel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Encruelecer, irritar, enfurecer”.
What does encarnizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to enrage, infuriate, make cruel
- 2
to get furious
- 3
to fight fiercely
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Encruelecer, irritar, enfurecer. 2. Cebar un perro en la carne de otro animal para que se haga fiero.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encarnizar
- encarnizo first-person present singular
- encarnicé first-person preterite singular
- encarnizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- encarnizando gerund
- encarnizada feminine participle past
- encarnizados masculine participle past
- encarnizadas feminine participle past
- encarnizas indicative informal present
- encarnizás indicative informal present
- encarniza indicative present singular
- encarnizamos first-person indicative plural
- encarnizáis indicative plural present
- encarnizan indicative plural present
- encarnizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- encarnizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- encarnizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- encarnizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encarnizar?
- /enkaɾniˈθaɾ/
- [ẽŋ.kaɾ.niˈθaɾ]
- /enkaɾniˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.