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Spanish
Etymology
From earlier delgazar, from Vulgar Latin *delicatiāre, from Latin delicātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /adelɡaˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adelɡaˈsaɾ/
- 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
2019, “El Perro De Tu Señorío”, performed by Carolina Durante:Y si peso mucho puedo adelgazar / Lo necesario para entrar en tu bolsillo- And if I weigh a lot I can lose weight / What is necessary to fit in your pocket
- (reflexive) to become thin or slender; to lose weight
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 adelgazar (c-z 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 adelgazar
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dative
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adelgazarme
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adelgazarte
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adelgazarle, adelgazarse
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adelgazarnos
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adelgazaros
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adelgazarles, adelgazarse
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accusative
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adelgazarme
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adelgazarte
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adelgazarlo, adelgazarla, adelgazarse
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adelgazarnos
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adelgazaros
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adelgazarlos, adelgazarlas, adelgazarse
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with gerund adelgazando
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dative
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adelgazándome
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adelgazándote
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adelgazándole, adelgazándose
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adelgazándonos
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adelgazándoos
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adelgazándoles, adelgazándose
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accusative
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adelgazándome
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adelgazándote
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adelgazándolo, adelgazándola, adelgazándose
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adelgazándonos
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adelgazándoos
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adelgazándolos, adelgazándolas, adelgazándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative adelgaza
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dative
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adelgázame
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adelgázate
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adelgázale
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adelgázanos
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not used
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adelgázales
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accusative
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adelgázame
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adelgázate
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adelgázalo, adelgázala
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adelgázanos
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not used
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adelgázalos, adelgázalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative adelgazá
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dative
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adelgazame
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adelgazate
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adelgazale
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adelgazanos
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not used
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adelgazales
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accusative
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adelgazame
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adelgazate
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adelgazalo, adelgazala
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adelgazanos
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not used
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adelgazalos, adelgazalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative adelgace
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dative
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adelgáceme
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not used
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adelgácele, adelgácese
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adelgácenos
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not used
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adelgáceles
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accusative
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adelgáceme
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not used
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adelgácelo, adelgácela, adelgácese
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adelgácenos
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not used
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adelgácelos, adelgácelas
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with first-person plural imperative adelgacemos
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dative
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not used
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adelgacémoste
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adelgacémosle
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adelgacémonos
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adelgacémoos
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adelgacémosles
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accusative
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not used
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adelgacémoste
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adelgacémoslo, adelgacémosla
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adelgacémonos
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adelgacémoos
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adelgacémoslos, adelgacémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative adelgazad
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dative
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adelgazadme
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not used
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adelgazadle
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adelgazadnos
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adelgazaos
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adelgazadles
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accusative
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adelgazadme
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not used
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adelgazadlo, adelgazadla
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adelgazadnos
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adelgazaos
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adelgazadlos, adelgazadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative adelgacen
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dative
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adelgácenme
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not used
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adelgácenle
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adelgácennos
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not used
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adelgácenles, adelgácense
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accusative
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adelgácenme
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not used
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adelgácenlo, adelgácenla
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adelgácennos
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not used
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adelgácenlos, adelgácenlas, adelgácense
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