matizar

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin matizare, from Byzantine Greek λαμματίζειν (lammatízein), from λάμμα (lámma)^[1] (for λῶμα (lôma, “band, trimming, edge”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /matiˈθaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /matiˈsaɾ/ [ma.t̪iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ma‧ti‧zar

Verb

matizar (first-person singular present matizo, first-person singular preterite maticé, past participle matizado)

(transitive) to clarify a concept, to be more specific
to blend colours in an agreeable way
to nuance (redefine in a subtle way)

Conjugation

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

		singular			plural
infinitive			matizar
gerund			matizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		matizado		matizada
		plural		matizados		matizadas
		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	matizo	matizas^{^tú} matizás^{^vos}	matiza	matizamos	matizáis	matizan
	imperfect	matizaba	matizabas	matizaba	matizábamos	matizabais	matizaban
	preterite	maticé	matizaste	matizó	matizamos	matizasteis	matizaron
	future	matizaré	matizarás	matizará	matizaremos	matizaréis	matizarán
	conditional	matizaría	matizarías	matizaría	matizaríamos	matizaríais	matizarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	matice	matices^{^tú} maticés^{^vos²}	matice	maticemos	maticéis	maticen
	imperfect (ra)	matizara	matizaras	matizara	matizáramos	matizarais	matizaran
	imperfect (se)	matizase	matizases	matizase	matizásemos	matizaseis	matizasen
	future¹	matizare	matizares	matizare	matizáremos	matizareis	matizaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		matiza^{^tú} matizá^{^vos}	matice	maticemos	matizad	maticen
	negative		no matices	no matice	no maticemos	no maticéis	no maticen

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

Selected combined forms of matizar (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 matizar	dative	matizarme	matizarte	matizarle, matizarse	matizarnos	matizaros	matizarles, matizarse
with infinitive matizar	accusative	matizarme	matizarte	matizarlo, matizarla, matizarse	matizarnos	matizaros	matizarlos, matizarlas, matizarse

with gerund matizando	dative	matizándome	matizándote	matizándole, matizándose	matizándonos	matizándoos	matizándoles, matizándose
with gerund matizando	accusative	matizándome	matizándote	matizándolo, matizándola, matizándose	matizándonos	matizándoos	matizándolos, matizándolas, matizándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative matiza	dative	matízame	matízate	matízale	matízanos	not used	matízales
	accusative	matízame	matízate	matízalo, matízala	matízanos	not used	matízalos, matízalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative matizá	dative	matizame	matizate	matizale	matizanos	not used	matizales
	accusative	matizame	matizate	matizalo, matizala	matizanos	not used	matizalos, matizalas

with formal second-person singular imperative matice	dative	matíceme	not used	matícele, matícese	matícenos	not used	matíceles
with formal second-person singular imperative matice	accusative	matíceme	not used	matícelo, matícela, matícese	matícenos	not used	matícelos, matícelas

with first-person plural imperative maticemos	dative	not used	maticémoste	maticémosle	maticémonos	maticémoos	maticémosles
with first-person plural imperative maticemos	accusative	not used	maticémoste	maticémoslo, maticémosla	maticémonos	maticémoos	maticémoslos, maticémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative matizad	dative	matizadme	not used	matizadle	matizadnos	matizaos	matizadles
with informal second-person plural imperative matizad	accusative	matizadme	not used	matizadlo, matizadla	matizadnos	matizaos	matizadlos, matizadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative maticen	dative	matícenme	not used	matícenle	matícennos	not used	matícenles, matícense
with formal second-person plural imperative maticen	accusative	matícenme	not used	matícenlo, matícenla	matícennos	not used	matícenlos, matícenlas, matícense

Derived terms

References

^ “matizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025