amordazar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ mordaza +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /amoɾdaˈθaɾ/ [a.moɾ.ð̞aˈθaɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /amoɾdaˈsaɾ/ [a.moɾ.ð̞aˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧mor‧da‧zar

Verb

amordazar (first-person singular present amordazo, first-person singular preterite amordacé, past participle amordazado)

(transitive) to gag
(transitive) to muzzle
Synonyms: callar, silenciar

Conjugation

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

		singular			plural
infinitive			amordazar
gerund			amordazando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amordazado		amordazada
		plural		amordazados		amordazadas
		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	amordazo	amordazas^{^tú} amordazás^{^vos}	amordaza	amordazamos	amordazáis	amordazan
	imperfect	amordazaba	amordazabas	amordazaba	amordazábamos	amordazabais	amordazaban
	preterite	amordacé	amordazaste	amordazó	amordazamos	amordazasteis	amordazaron
	future	amordazaré	amordazarás	amordazará	amordazaremos	amordazaréis	amordazarán
	conditional	amordazaría	amordazarías	amordazaría	amordazaríamos	amordazaríais	amordazarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	amordace	amordaces^{^tú} amordacés^{^vos²}	amordace	amordacemos	amordacéis	amordacen
	imperfect (ra)	amordazara	amordazaras	amordazara	amordazáramos	amordazarais	amordazaran
	imperfect (se)	amordazase	amordazases	amordazase	amordazásemos	amordazaseis	amordazasen
	future¹	amordazare	amordazares	amordazare	amordazáremos	amordazareis	amordazaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amordaza^{^tú} amordazá^{^vos}	amordace	amordacemos	amordazad	amordacen
	negative		no amordaces	no amordace	no amordacemos	no amordacéis	no amordacen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of amordazar (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 amordazar	dative	amordazarme	amordazarte	amordazarle, amordazarse	amordazarnos	amordazaros	amordazarles, amordazarse
with infinitive amordazar	accusative	amordazarme	amordazarte	amordazarlo, amordazarla, amordazarse	amordazarnos	amordazaros	amordazarlos, amordazarlas, amordazarse

with gerund amordazando	dative	amordazándome	amordazándote	amordazándole, amordazándose	amordazándonos	amordazándoos	amordazándoles, amordazándose
with gerund amordazando	accusative	amordazándome	amordazándote	amordazándolo, amordazándola, amordazándose	amordazándonos	amordazándoos	amordazándolos, amordazándolas, amordazándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative amordaza	dative	amordázame	amordázate	amordázale	amordázanos	not used	amordázales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative amordaza	accusative	amordázame	amordázate	amordázalo, amordázala	amordázanos	not used	amordázalos, amordázalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative amordazá	dative	amordazame	amordazate	amordazale	amordazanos	not used	amordazales
	accusative	amordazame	amordazate	amordazalo, amordazala	amordazanos	not used	amordazalos, amordazalas

with formal second-person singular imperative amordace	dative	amordáceme	not used	amordácele, amordácese	amordácenos	not used	amordáceles
with formal second-person singular imperative amordace	accusative	amordáceme	not used	amordácelo, amordácela, amordácese	amordácenos	not used	amordácelos, amordácelas

with first-person plural imperative amordacemos	dative	not used	amordacémoste	amordacémosle	amordacémonos	amordacémoos	amordacémosles
with first-person plural imperative amordacemos	accusative	not used	amordacémoste	amordacémoslo, amordacémosla	amordacémonos	amordacémoos	amordacémoslos, amordacémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative amordazad	dative	amordazadme	not used	amordazadle	amordazadnos	amordazaos	amordazadles
with informal second-person plural imperative amordazad	accusative	amordazadme	not used	amordazadlo, amordazadla	amordazadnos	amordazaos	amordazadlos, amordazadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative amordacen	dative	amordácenme	not used	amordácenle	amordácennos	not used	amordácenles, amordácense
with formal second-person plural imperative amordacen	accusative	amordácenme	not used	amordácenlo, amordácenla	amordácennos	not used	amordácenlos, amordácenlas, amordácense

Derived terms

amordazamiento