Polyglot Dictionary

agudizar

/aɣuðiˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
agudizo
preterite (yo)
agudicé
past participle
agudizado

Meaning

  1. to sharpen

    • La crisis se agudizó.

      The crisis worsened.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

afilar

agudizar means to sharpen figuratively, like sharpening one's senses or intensifying a crisis; afilar means to sharpen literally, like a knife or pencil.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

afiar

afiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Portuguese

aguçar

aguçar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Portuguese

amolar

amolar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to sharpen."

Practice

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