infrautilizar

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Spanish

Etymology

From infra- +‎ utilizar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /infɾautiliˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /infɾautiliˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧frau‧ti‧li‧zar

Verb

infrautilizar (first-person singular present infrautilizo, first-person singular preterite infrautilicé, past participle infrautilizado)

  1. (transitive) to underutilize, underuse
    • 2015 July 19, “Las olas de calor disparan la quema de carbón para generar electricidad”, in El País:
      Esto ha hecho que las infrautilizadas centrales de ciclo combinado hayan empezado a funcionar durante este mes.
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