suavitzar

From suau (“soft”) +‎ -itzar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [su.ə.βiˈd͡za]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [su.ə.viˈd͡za]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [su.a.viˈzaɾ]

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suavitzar (first-person singular present suavitzo, first-person singular preterite suavitzí, past participle suavitzat)

1. (transitive) to soften

   Synonyms: assuaujar, assuavar, suavar

• “suavitzar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “suavitzar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007