If the conjugation adds an 'e' to the stem, then the 'z' is changed to 'c'
if the conjugation adds an 'e' to the stem, then the 'z' is changed to 'c'
enderezar - to straighten, put upright
lanzar - to throw, hurl, launch, heave
matizar - to distinguish, to explain in detail
mediatizar - to determine
aterrorizar - to terrorize
exorcizar - to exorcize
cauterizar - to cauterize (heat a wound to make it heal)
castellanizar - to hispanisize
desautorizar - to deny, ban, discredit
abalanzarse sobre - to fall upon; abalanzarse hacia- to rush towards (predator verbs)
abrazar - to embrace
acorazar - to armor plate, to armour (the merrimac and the monitor)
amordazar - to gag, muzzle
banalizar - to trivialize
adelgazar - to lose weight
aterrizar - to land
aderezar - to dress, season {you're adding spices to meat}
agudizar - to sharpen, to make worse
barnizar - to varnish, to glaze
aguzar - to sharpen, to whet (an appetite)
afianzar - to reinforce, to secure
analizar - to analyze
agilizar - to speed up
agonizar - to be dying, to fizzle out, to suffer in agony
cicatrizar - to scar over, to heal
alborozar - to delight
alcanzar - to reach
civilizar - to civilize
alcoholizar - to turn into an alcoholic
alzar - to lift, raise, hoist
cazar - to hunt
americanizarse - to become americanized
amerizar - to land at sea (the end of the line for an Apollo space trip)
contabilizar - to enter
cotizar - to quote, to price
desembozar - to unmask, to uncover
desenzarzar - to untangle
desesperanzar - to cause to loose hope
despedazar - to tear apart, to shatter
desperezarse - to stretch
destrozar - to smash, to shatter, to ruin
disfrazar - to disguise
enfatizar - to emphasize, to stress
entrecruzar - to interweave, to interlock
entrelazar - to interlace
enzarzar - to entangle, to embroil
especializar - to specialize
esperanzar - to give hope to
estimatizar - to scar, to stigmatize
finalizar - to finish
generalizar - to spread, to generalize
gozar - to enjoy
hechizar - to cast a spell on
idealizar - to idealize
lanzar - to throw, to fling, to sling, to launch (multipurpose war verb)
liofilizar - to free-dry
magnetizar - to magnetize
memorizar - to memorize
psicoanalizar - to psychoanalyze
punzar - to prick, to stab
relativizar - to put into perspective
rozar - to rub, to brush, to graze
utilizar - to use