suavizar

== Galician == === Etymology === From suave + -izar. === Verb === suavizar (first-person singular present suavizo, first-person singular preterite suavicei, past participle suavizado) (transitive) to soften (to make soft) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== suavizante === Further reading === “suavizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From suave (“soft”) + -izar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: su‧a‧vi‧zar === Verb === suavizar (first-person singular present suavizo, first-person singular preterite suavizei, past participle suavizado) (transitive) to soften (to make soft) (intransitive) to soften (to become soft) (transitive, figurative) to sugar (to make something seem less unpleasant) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== suave === Further reading === “suavizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “suavizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From suave + -izar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swabiˈθaɾ/ [swa.β̞iˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /swabiˈsaɾ/ [swa.β̞iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: sua‧vi‧zar === Verb === suavizar (first-person singular present suavizo, first-person singular preterite suavicé, past participle suavizado) (transitive) to soften, smooth Synonym: ablandar (transitive) to ease, to relieve Synonyms: aliviar, aligerar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “suavizar”, 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