Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From crónico +‎ -ificar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɾonifiˈkaɾ/ [kɾo.ni.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cro‧ni‧fi‧car

Verb edit

cronificar (first-person singular present cronifico, first-person singular preterite cronifiqué, past participle cronificado)

  1. (transitive) to make chronic or permanent
    • 2015 November 25, “Cáritas atiende a medio millón de catalanes en situación de pobreza”, in El País[1]:
      La crisis económica ha cronificado la pobreza en Cataluña .
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (intransitive) to become chronic

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