concientizar

From consciente +‎ -izar, with spelling influenced by concienciar.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /konθjentiˈθaɾ/
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /konsjentiˈsaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧cien‧ti‧zar

concientizar (first-person singular present concientizo, first-person singular preterite concienticé, past participle concientizado)

1. (intransitive, pronominal) to become aware, to be made aware (of something)
2. (transitive) to raise awareness

   Synonym: concienciar

   • 2015 September 15, “De casa en casa para salvar la lengua nasa yuwe”, in El País‎:

     Nosotros lo que hacemos es concientizar de que nuestro idioma es importante y que la gente piense como nasa”, asegura.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “concientizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16