agilizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From ágil +‎ -izar.[1] Compare Spanish agilizar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʒi.liˈza(ʁ)/ [a.ʒi.liˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ʒi.liˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʒi.liˈza(ʁ)/ [a.ʒi.liˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʒi.liˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʒi.liˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ʒi.liˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧gi‧li‧zar

Verb

agilizar (first-person singular present agilizo, first-person singular preterite agilizei, past participle agilizado)

  1. to streamline, speed up, quicken, expedite

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ agilizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025

Spanish

Etymology

From ágil +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /axiliˈθaɾ/ [a.xi.liˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /axiliˈsaɾ/ [a.xi.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gi‧li‧zar

Verb

agilizar (first-person singular present agilizo, first-person singular preterite agilicé, past participle agilizado)

  1. (transitive) to streamline, speed up, quicken, expedite

Conjugation

Derived terms

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