irregularizar

Portuguese

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [i.he.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(ɾ)/ [i.he.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/ [i.χe.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /i.ʁe.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(ɻ)/ [i.he.ɡu.la.ɾiˈza(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.ɡu.lɐ.ɾiˈzaɾ/ [i.ʁɨ.ɣu.lɐ.ɾiˈzaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ʁɨ.ɡu.lɐ.ɾiˈza.ɾi/ [i.ʁɨ.ɣu.lɐ.ɾiˈza.ɾi]

Hyphenation: ir‧re‧gu‧la‧ri‧zar

Verb

irregularizar (first-person singular present irregularizo, first-person singular preterite irregularizei, past participle irregularizado) (uncommon)

(transitive) to irregularize (make irregular)
- 1915 June 23, “Estrada de Ferro Central”, in O Paiz, volume XXX, number 11216, Rio de Janeiro, page 6:
  O accidente irregularizou, durante duas horas, todo o serviço do movimento desse ramal, tendo alguns comboios necessidade de trafegar pela linha 1.
  The accident disrupted, for two hours, the entire movement service of this branch. Some trains needed to travel through line 1.
- 1970 October 25, “O Último Petrarca [The Last Petrarch]”, in Jornal do Commercio, volume LXVI, number 20535, Manaus, page 3:
  […] não dêste mundo nosso que Deus, na Sua infinita sabedoria, tanto irregularizou.
  […] not from this world of ours which God, in His infinite wisdom, made so irregular.
(reflexive) to become irregular
- 1929 June 13, Mário de Andrade, Café [Coffee]‎^[1], working text 1, São Paulo, page 45:
  O andar se irregularisou, como o de alguem que desiste de achar o que procura.
  His walking became irregular, like that of someone who gives up on finding what they’re looking for.
(transitive, soccer) to overturn, to disallow (a goal)
Synonym: anular
- 2015 October 21, “Após empate com o Coxa, corintianos reclamam de arbitragem ‘estranha’ [After tie with Coxa, Corinthians fans complain of ‘weird’ refereeing]”, in Lance!‎^[2] (sports newspaper), retrieved 15-10-2025:
  O árbitro da partida […] irregularizou gol legal de Welinton, do time visitante […]
  The referee for the match […] overturned a valid goal by Welinton, from the visiting team […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of irregularizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	irregularizar
Personal	irregularizar	irregularizares	irregularizar	irregularizarmos	irregularizardes	irregularizarem
Gerund
	irregularizando
Past participle
Masculine	irregularizado			irregularizados
Feminine	irregularizada			irregularizadas
Indicative
Present	irregularizo	irregularizas	irregulariza	irregularizamos	irregularizais	irregularizam
Imperfect	irregularizava	irregularizavas	irregularizava	irregularizávamos	irregularizáveis	irregularizavam
Preterite	irregularizei	irregularizaste	irregularizou	irregularizamos¹, irregularizámos²	irregularizastes	irregularizaram
Pluperfect	irregularizara	irregularizaras	irregularizara	irregularizáramos	irregularizáreis	irregularizaram
Future	irregularizarei	irregularizarás	irregularizará	irregularizaremos	irregularizareis	irregularizarão
Conditional	irregularizaria	irregularizarias	irregularizaria	irregularizaríamos	irregularizaríeis	irregularizariam
Subjunctive
Present	irregularize	irregularizes	irregularize	irregularizemos	irregularizeis	irregularizem
Imperfect	irregularizasse	irregularizasses	irregularizasse	irregularizássemos	irregularizásseis	irregularizassem
Future	irregularizar	irregularizares	irregularizar	irregularizarmos	irregularizardes	irregularizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		irregulariza	irregularize	irregularizemos	irregularizai	irregularizem
Negative (não)		não irregularizes	não irregularize	não irregularizemos	não irregularizeis	não irregularizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From irregular +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ireɡulaɾiˈθaɾ/ [i.re.ɣ̞u.la.ɾiˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /ireɡulaɾiˈsaɾ/ [i.re.ɣ̞u.la.ɾiˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: i‧rre‧gu‧la‧ri‧zar

Verb

irregularizar (first-person singular present irregularizo, first-person singular preterite irregularicé, past participle irregularizado)

to irregularize
Synonym: desregularizar

Conjugation

Conjugation of irregularizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			irregularizar
gerund			irregularizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		irregularizado		irregularizada
		plural		irregularizados		irregularizadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	irregularizo	irregularizas^{^tú} irregularizás^{^vos}	irregulariza	irregularizamos	irregularizáis	irregularizan
	imperfect	irregularizaba	irregularizabas	irregularizaba	irregularizábamos	irregularizabais	irregularizaban
	preterite	irregularicé	irregularizaste	irregularizó	irregularizamos	irregularizasteis	irregularizaron
	future	irregularizaré	irregularizarás	irregularizará	irregularizaremos	irregularizaréis	irregularizarán
	conditional	irregularizaría	irregularizarías	irregularizaría	irregularizaríamos	irregularizaríais	irregularizarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	irregularice	irregularices^{^tú} irregularicés^{^vos²}	irregularice	irregularicemos	irregularicéis	irregularicen
	imperfect (ra)	irregularizara	irregularizaras	irregularizara	irregularizáramos	irregularizarais	irregularizaran
	imperfect (se)	irregularizase	irregularizases	irregularizase	irregularizásemos	irregularizaseis	irregularizasen
	future¹	irregularizare	irregularizares	irregularizare	irregularizáremos	irregularizareis	irregularizaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		irregulariza^{^tú} irregularizá^{^vos}	irregularice	irregularicemos	irregularizad	irregularicen
	negative		no irregularices	no irregularice	no irregularicemos	no irregularicéis	no irregularicen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of irregularizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive irregularizar	dative	irregularizarme	irregularizarte	irregularizarle, irregularizarse	irregularizarnos	irregularizaros	irregularizarles, irregularizarse
with infinitive irregularizar	accusative	irregularizarme	irregularizarte	irregularizarlo, irregularizarla, irregularizarse	irregularizarnos	irregularizaros	irregularizarlos, irregularizarlas, irregularizarse

with gerund irregularizando	dative	irregularizándome	irregularizándote	irregularizándole, irregularizándose	irregularizándonos	irregularizándoos	irregularizándoles, irregularizándose
with gerund irregularizando	accusative	irregularizándome	irregularizándote	irregularizándolo, irregularizándola, irregularizándose	irregularizándonos	irregularizándoos	irregularizándolos, irregularizándolas, irregularizándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative irregulariza	dative	irregularízame	irregularízate	irregularízale	irregularízanos	not used	irregularízales
	accusative	irregularízame	irregularízate	irregularízalo, irregularízala	irregularízanos	not used	irregularízalos, irregularízalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative irregularizá	dative	irregularizame	irregularizate	irregularizale	irregularizanos	not used	irregularizales
	accusative	irregularizame	irregularizate	irregularizalo, irregularizala	irregularizanos	not used	irregularizalos, irregularizalas

with formal second-person singular imperative irregularice	dative	irregularíceme	not used	irregularícele, irregularícese	irregularícenos	not used	irregularíceles
with formal second-person singular imperative irregularice	accusative	irregularíceme	not used	irregularícelo, irregularícela, irregularícese	irregularícenos	not used	irregularícelos, irregularícelas

with first-person plural imperative irregularicemos	dative	not used	irregularicémoste	irregularicémosle	irregularicémonos	irregularicémoos	irregularicémosles
with first-person plural imperative irregularicemos	accusative	not used	irregularicémoste	irregularicémoslo, irregularicémosla	irregularicémonos	irregularicémoos	irregularicémoslos, irregularicémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative irregularizad	dative	irregularizadme	not used	irregularizadle	irregularizadnos	irregularizaos	irregularizadles
with informal second-person plural imperative irregularizad	accusative	irregularizadme	not used	irregularizadlo, irregularizadla	irregularizadnos	irregularizaos	irregularizadlos, irregularizadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative irregularicen	dative	irregularícenme	not used	irregularícenle	irregularícennos	not used	irregularícenles, irregularícense
with formal second-person plural imperative irregularicen	accusative	irregularícenme	not used	irregularícenlo, irregularícenla	irregularícennos	not used	irregularícenlos, irregularícenlas, irregularícense

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