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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + chico (“small”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at͡ʃiˈkaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧chi‧car
Verb
achicar (first-person singular present achico, first-person singular preterite achiqué, past participle achicado)
- (transitive) to make smaller, reduce, minimize
- Synonym: empequeñecer
- (transitive) to humiliate, make someone feel small
- (transitive) to bale out (a boat)
- (reflexive) to get smaller, shrink
1894, Leopoldo Alas, El cura de vericueto, chapter 2:Las montañas, como olas de la tierra que van al encuentro de las olas del agua, son, en el alta mar de los puertos, gigantes que meten la cabeza cana, como de rizada espuma, por las nubes plomizas; pero según se van acercando a la costa, se van achicando, achicando, hasta ser colinas, cubiertas de verdores, hasta la cima, y luego suaves lomas que llegan a confundirse con las dunas, donde las montañas del Océano también se desvanecen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (reflexive) to eat humble pie
- (sports) to clear
achicar la pelota- clear the ball
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of achicar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive achicar
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dative
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achicarme
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achicarte
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achicarle, achicarse
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achicarnos
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achicaros
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achicarles, achicarse
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accusative
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achicarme
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achicarte
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achicarlo, achicarla, achicarse
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achicarnos
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achicaros
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achicarlos, achicarlas, achicarse
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with gerund achicando
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dative
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achicándome
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achicándote
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achicándole, achicándose
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achicándonos
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achicándoos
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achicándoles, achicándose
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accusative
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achicándome
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achicándote
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achicándolo, achicándola, achicándose
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achicándonos
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achicándoos
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achicándolos, achicándolas, achicándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative achica
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dative
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achícame
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achícate
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achícale
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achícanos
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not used
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achícales
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accusative
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achícame
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achícate
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achícalo, achícala
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achícanos
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not used
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achícalos, achícalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative achicá
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dative
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achicame
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achicate
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achicale
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achicanos
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not used
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achicales
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accusative
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achicame
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achicate
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achicalo, achicala
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achicanos
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not used
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achicalos, achicalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative achique
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dative
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achíqueme
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not used
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achíquele, achíquese
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achíquenos
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not used
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achíqueles
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accusative
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achíqueme
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not used
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achíquelo, achíquela, achíquese
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achíquenos
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not used
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achíquelos, achíquelas
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with first-person plural imperative achiquemos
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dative
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not used
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achiquémoste
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achiquémosle
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achiquémonos
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achiquémoos
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achiquémosles
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accusative
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not used
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achiquémoste
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achiquémoslo, achiquémosla
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achiquémonos
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achiquémoos
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achiquémoslos, achiquémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative achicad
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dative
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achicadme
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not used
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achicadle
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achicadnos
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achicaos
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achicadles
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accusative
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achicadme
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not used
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achicadlo, achicadla
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achicadnos
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achicaos
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achicadlos, achicadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative achiquen
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dative
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achíquenme
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not used
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achíquenle
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achíquennos
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not used
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achíquenles, achíquense
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accusative
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achíquenme
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not used
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achíquenlo, achíquenla
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achíquennos
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not used
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achíquenlos, achíquenlas, achíquense
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