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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus. Compare Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar, Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare.
Pronunciation
Verb
aguzar (first-person singular present aguzo, first-person singular preterite agucei, past participle aguzado)
- (transitive) to sharpen
- Synonyms: afeitar, afiar, apuntar
- Pan alleo, coitelo aguzado (proverb) ― Other's bread, sharp knife
Conjugation
Conjugation of aguzar (c-z alternation)
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, from Latin acūtus. Compare Catalan agusar, French aiguiser, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aɡuˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aɡuˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧gu‧zar
Verb
aguzar (first-person singular present aguzo, first-person singular preterite agucé, past participle aguzado)
- (transitive) to sharpen
- Synonym: afilar
Aguce un poco la estaca.- Sharpen the end of the stick a little.
- (figurative, transitive) to sharpen (senses), to whet (appetite)
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 aguzar (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 aguzar
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dative
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aguzarme
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aguzarte
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aguzarle, aguzarse
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aguzarnos
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aguzaros
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aguzarles, aguzarse
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accusative
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aguzarme
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aguzarte
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aguzarlo, aguzarla, aguzarse
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aguzarnos
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aguzaros
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aguzarlos, aguzarlas, aguzarse
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with gerund aguzando
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dative
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aguzándome
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aguzándote
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aguzándole, aguzándose
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aguzándonos
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aguzándoos
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aguzándoles, aguzándose
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accusative
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aguzándome
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aguzándote
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aguzándolo, aguzándola, aguzándose
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aguzándonos
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aguzándoos
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aguzándolos, aguzándolas, aguzándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative aguza
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dative
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agúzame
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agúzate
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agúzale
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agúzanos
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not used
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agúzales
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accusative
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agúzame
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agúzate
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agúzalo, agúzala
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agúzanos
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not used
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agúzalos, agúzalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative aguzá
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dative
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aguzame
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aguzate
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aguzale
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aguzanos
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not used
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aguzales
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accusative
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aguzame
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aguzate
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aguzalo, aguzala
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aguzanos
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not used
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aguzalos, aguzalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative aguce
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dative
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agúceme
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not used
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agúcele, agúcese
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agúcenos
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not used
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agúceles
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accusative
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agúceme
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not used
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agúcelo, agúcela, agúcese
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agúcenos
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not used
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agúcelos, agúcelas
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with first-person plural imperative agucemos
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dative
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not used
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agucémoste
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agucémosle
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agucémonos
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agucémoos
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agucémosles
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accusative
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not used
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agucémoste
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agucémoslo, agucémosla
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agucémonos
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agucémoos
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agucémoslos, agucémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative aguzad
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dative
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aguzadme
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not used
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aguzadle
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aguzadnos
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aguzaos
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aguzadles
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accusative
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aguzadme
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not used
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aguzadlo, aguzadla
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aguzadnos
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aguzaos
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aguzadlos, aguzadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative agucen
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dative
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agúcenme
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not used
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agúcenle
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agúcennos
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not used
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agúcenles, agúcense
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accusative
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agúcenme
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not used
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agúcenlo, agúcenla
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agúcennos
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not used
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agúcenlos, agúcenlas, agúcense
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