infrautilizar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From infra- +‎ utilizar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /infɾautiliˈθaɾ/ [ĩɱ.fɾau̯.t̪i.liˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /infɾautiliˈsaɾ/ [ĩɱ.fɾau̯.t̪i.liˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧frau‧ti‧li‧zar

Verb

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infrautilizar (first-person singular present infrautilizo, first-person singular preterite infrautilicé, past participle infrautilizado)

  1. (transitive) to underutilize, underuse
    • 2015 July 19, “Las olas de calor disparan la quema de carbón para generar electricidad”, in El País[1]:
      Esto ha hecho que las infrautilizadas centrales de ciclo combinado hayan empezado a funcionar durante este mes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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