maximizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From máximo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.si.miˈza(ʁ)/ [ma.si.miˈza(h)], /mak.si.miˈza(ʁ)/ [mak.si.miˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.si.miˈza(ʁ)/ [ma.si.miˈza(h)], /mak.si.miˈza(ʁ)/ [mak.si.miˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ma.si.miˈza(ɾ)/, /mak.si.miˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.si.miˈza(ʁ)/ [ma.si.miˈza(χ)], /mak.si.miˈza(ʁ)/ [mak.si.miˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.si.miˈza(ɻ)/, /mak.si.miˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.si.miˈzaɾ/, /mɐ.ksi.miˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.si.miˈzaɾ/, /mɐ.ksi.miˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.si.miˈza.ɾi/, /mɐ.ksi.miˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ma‧xi‧mi‧zar

Verb

maximizar (first-person singular present maximizo, first-person singular preterite maximizei, past participle maximizado)

1. (transitive) to maximise

Conjugation

    Conjugation of maximizar (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	maximizar
Personal	maximizar	maximizares	maximizar	maximizarmos	maximizardes	maximizarem
Gerund
	maximizando
Past participle
Masculine	maximizado			maximizados
Feminine	maximizada			maximizadas
Indicative
Present	maximizo	maximizas	maximiza	maximizamos	maximizais	maximizam
Imperfect	maximizava	maximizavas	maximizava	maximizávamos	maximizáveis	maximizavam
Preterite	maximizei	maximizaste	maximizou	maximizamos1, maximizámos2	maximizastes	maximizaram
Pluperfect	maximizara	maximizaras	maximizara	maximizáramos	maximizáreis	maximizaram
Future	maximizarei	maximizarás	maximizará	maximizaremos	maximizareis	maximizarão
Conditional	maximizaria	maximizarias	maximizaria	maximizaríamos	maximizaríeis	maximizariam
Subjunctive
Present	maximize	maximizes	maximize	maximizemos	maximizeis	maximizem
Imperfect	maximizasse	maximizasses	maximizasse	maximizássemos	maximizásseis	maximizassem
Future	maximizar	maximizares	maximizar	maximizarmos	maximizardes	maximizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		maximiza	maximize	maximizemos	maximizai	maximizem
Negative (não)		não maximizes	não maximize	não maximizemos	não maximizeis	não maximizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From máximo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maɡsimiˈθaɾ/ [maɣ̞.si.miˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maɡsimiˈsaɾ/ [maɣ̞.si.miˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ma‧xi‧mi‧zar

Verb

maximizar (first-person singular present maximizo, first-person singular preterite maximicé, past participle maximizado)

1. (transitive) to maximise

Conjugation

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

infinitive			maximizar
gerund			maximizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		maximizado		maximizada
		plural		maximizados		maximizadas
		singular			plural
		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	maximizo	maximizastú maximizásvos	maximiza	maximizamos	maximizáis	maximizan
	imperfect	maximizaba	maximizabas	maximizaba	maximizábamos	maximizabais	maximizaban
	preterite	maximicé	maximizaste	maximizó	maximizamos	maximizasteis	maximizaron
	future	maximizaré	maximizarás	maximizará	maximizaremos	maximizaréis	maximizarán
	conditional	maximizaría	maximizarías	maximizaría	maximizaríamos	maximizaríais	maximizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	maximice	maximicestú maximicésvos2	maximice	maximicemos	maximicéis	maximicen
	imperfect (ra)	maximizara	maximizaras	maximizara	maximizáramos	maximizarais	maximizaran
	imperfect (se)	maximizase	maximizases	maximizase	maximizásemos	maximizaseis	maximizasen
	future1	maximizare	maximizares	maximizare	maximizáremos	maximizareis	maximizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		maximizatú maximizávos	maximice	maximicemos	maximizad	maximicen
	negative		no maximices	no maximice	no maximicemos	no maximicéis	no maximicen

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

    Selected combined forms of maximizar (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 maximizar
	dative	maximizarme	maximizarte	maximizarle, maximizarse	maximizarnos	maximizaros	maximizarles, maximizarse
	accusative	maximizarme	maximizarte	maximizarlo, maximizarla, maximizarse	maximizarnos	maximizaros	maximizarlos, maximizarlas, maximizarse
with gerund maximizando
	dative	maximizándome	maximizándote	maximizándole, maximizándose	maximizándonos	maximizándoos	maximizándoles, maximizándose
	accusative	maximizándome	maximizándote	maximizándolo, maximizándola, maximizándose	maximizándonos	maximizándoos	maximizándolos, maximizándolas, maximizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative maximiza
	dative	maximízame	maximízate	maximízale	maximízanos	not used	maximízales
	accusative	maximízame	maximízate	maximízalo, maximízala	maximízanos	not used	maximízalos, maximízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative maximizá
	dative	maximizame	maximizate	maximizale	maximizanos	not used	maximizales
	accusative	maximizame	maximizate	maximizalo, maximizala	maximizanos	not used	maximizalos, maximizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative maximice
	dative	maximíceme	not used	maximícele, maximícese	maximícenos	not used	maximíceles
	accusative	maximíceme	not used	maximícelo, maximícela, maximícese	maximícenos	not used	maximícelos, maximícelas
with first-person plural imperative maximicemos
	dative	not used	maximicémoste	maximicémosle	maximicémonos	maximicémoos	maximicémosles
	accusative	not used	maximicémoste	maximicémoslo, maximicémosla	maximicémonos	maximicémoos	maximicémoslos, maximicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative maximizad
	dative	maximizadme	not used	maximizadle	maximizadnos	maximizaos	maximizadles
	accusative	maximizadme	not used	maximizadlo, maximizadla	maximizadnos	maximizaos	maximizadlos, maximizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative maximicen
	dative	maximícenme	not used	maximícenle	maximícennos	not used	maximícenles, maximícense
	accusative	maximícenme	not used	maximícenlo, maximícenla	maximícennos	not used	maximícenlos, maximícenlas, maximícense

Derived terms

• maximización

 

Further reading

• “maximizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28