adelgazar

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === delgazar (obsolete) === Etymology === From earlier delgazar, from Vulgar Latin *delicatiāre, from Latin delicātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adelɡaˈθaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈθaɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /adelɡaˈsaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧del‧ga‧zar === Verb === adelgazar (first-person singular present adelgazo, first-person singular preterite adelgacé, past participle adelgazado) (transitive) to make thin or slender (transitive) to refine, purify (intransitive) to lose weight Synonyms: bajar de peso, reducir peso (reflexive) to become thin or slender; to lose weight ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “adelgazar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025