matizar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin matizare, from Byzantine Greek λαμματίζειν (lammatízein), from λάμμα (lámma)[1] (for λῶμα (lôma, band, trimming, edge)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /matiˈθaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /matiˈsaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ti‧zar

Verb

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matizar (first-person singular present matizo, first-person singular preterite maticé, past participle matizado)

  1. (transitive) to clarify a concept, to be more specific
  2. to blend colours in an agreeable way
  3. to nuance (redefine in a subtle way)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ matizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading

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