suavizar

From suave +‎ -izar.

suavizar (first-person singular present suavizo, first-person singular preterite suavicei, past participle suavizado)

1. (transitive) to soften (to make soft)

• suavizante

• “suavizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From suave (“soft”) +‎ -izar.

• Hyphenation: su‧a‧vi‧zar

suavizar (first-person singular present suavizo, first-person singular preterite suavizei, past participle suavizado)

1. (transitive) to soften (to make soft)
2. (intransitive) to soften (to become soft)
3. (transitive, figurative) to sugar (to make something seem less unpleasant)

• suave

From suave +‎ -izar.

• IPA^(key): /swabiˈθaɾ/ [swa.β̞iˈθaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /swabiˈsaɾ/ [swa.β̞iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sua‧vi‧zar

suavizar (first-person singular present suavizo, first-person singular preterite suavicé, past participle suavizado)

1. (transitive) to soften, smooth

   Synonym: ablandar

2. (transitive) to ease, to relieve

   Synonyms: aliviar, aligerar

• “suavizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024