encandear

Portuguese, verb/ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/

encandear is spelled E-N-C-A-N-D-E-A-R (9 letters). Encandear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to dazzle, to daze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ofuscar”.

What does encandear mean in English?

verb

1
to dazzle, to daze
2
to stun, to fascinate, to set ablaze
3
to be dazzled

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. ofuscar 2. atrair o peixe com o candeio 3. deslumbrar, alucinar, fascinar 4. estontear, cegar

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of encandear

encandeio first-person present singular
encandeei first-person preterite singular
encandeado participle past
encandeares infinitive second-person singular
encandearmos first-person infinitive plural
encandeardes infinitive plural second-person
encandearem infinitive plural third-person
encandeando gerund
encandeados masculine participle past
encandeada feminine participle past
encandeadas feminine participle past
encandeias indicative present second-person
encandeia indicative present singular
encandeamos first-person indicative plural
encandeais indicative plural present
encandeiam indicative plural present
encandeava first-person imperfect indicative
encandeavas imperfect indicative second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce encandear?

Brazil /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/
Brazil [ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(h)]
Brazil /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to encandear

dazzle

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.