Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin subtīlīzare, from Latin subtīlis. By surface analysis, sutil +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /sutiliˈθaɾ/ [su.t̪i.liˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sutiliˈsaɾ/ [su.t̪i.liˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: su‧ti‧li‧zar

Verb

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sutilizar (first-person singular present sutilizo, first-person singular preterite sutilicé, past participle sutilizado)

  1. (transitive) to thin down
  2. to squabble; to quibble

Conjugation

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Further reading

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