-itzar

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -ejar, which was inherited.

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-itzar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -itzo, first-person singular preterite -itzí, past participle -itzat)

  1. added to the stem of a noun or adjective to form a verb meaning “to give something the character of” the root noun or adjective: -ize
    urbà (urban) + ‎-itzar → ‎urbanitzar (urbanize)

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