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Spanish
Etymology
From microscopio + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mikɾoskoˈpjaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: mi‧cros‧co‧piar
Verb
microscopiar (first-person singular present microscopio, first-person singular preterite microscopié, past participle microscopiado)
- to examine using a microscope
2000, Richard Ellner, Rodrigo Schulz, Preguntas y respuestas sobre la microbiología de la leche:No se presentan dificultades a la hora de extraer las colonias con asa para microscopiar o sembrarlas.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to scrutinize, to examine closely
2015 November 23, “Roberto Arlt: el gran inquisidor porteño”, in El País:Si este texto fundacional constituye el plano de la ciudad, las crónicas “periodísticas” reunidas en Aguafuertes porteñas (1928–1933) son las chinches sobre el mapa, instantáneas encargadas de microscopiar la vida y milagros de los habitantes de esa grave enfermedad nerviosa a la que habitualmente llamamos Buenos Aires.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.