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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + paliza + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /apaliˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /apaliˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧pa‧li‧zar
Verb
apalizar (first-person singular present apalizo, first-person singular preterite apalicé, past participle apalizado)
- (transitive) to beat; to beat up; to give a beating
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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