alisar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ liso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [a.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [a.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.liˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [a.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.liˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.liˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧sar

Verb

alisar (first-person singular present aliso, first-person singular preterite alisei, past participle alisado)

1. to smooth; to flatten

   Synonym: achatar

2. to soothe; to soften

   Synonym: suavizar

3. to straighten (of hair)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alisar (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	alisar
Personal	alisar	alisares	alisar	alisarmos	alisardes	alisarem
Gerund
	alisando
Past participle
Masculine	alisado			alisados
Feminine	alisada			alisadas
Indicative
Present	aliso	alisas	alisa	alisamos	alisais	alisam
Imperfect	alisava	alisavas	alisava	alisávamos	alisáveis	alisavam
Preterite	alisei	alisaste	alisou	alisamos1, alisámos2	alisastes	alisaram
Pluperfect	alisara	alisaras	alisara	alisáramos	alisáreis	alisaram
Future	alisarei	alisarás	alisará	alisaremos	alisareis	alisarão
Conditional	alisaria	alisarias	alisaria	alisaríamos	alisaríeis	alisariam
Subjunctive
Present	alise	alises	alise	alisemos	aliseis	alisem
Imperfect	alisasse	alisasses	alisasse	alisássemos	alisásseis	alisassem
Future	alisar	alisares	alisar	alisarmos	alisardes	alisarem
Imperative
Affirmative		alisa	alise	alisemos	alisai	alisem
Negative (não)		não alises	não alise	não alisemos	não aliseis	não alisem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Synonyms

• aplanar
• desenrugar

Related terms

• liso

Further reading

• “alisar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “alisar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aliˈsaɾ/ [a.liˈsaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧li‧sar

Etymology 1

From aliso (“alder tree”) +‎ -ar.

Noun

alisar m (plural alisares)

1. alder tree plantation

   Synonym: aliseda

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ liso (“smooth”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

alisar (first-person singular present aliso, first-person singular preterite alisé, past participle alisado)

1. (transitive) to smooth, flatten
2. (transitive) to straighten (hair)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alisar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			alisar
gerund			alisando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alisado		alisada
		plural		alisados		alisadas
		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	aliso	alisastú alisásvos	alisa	alisamos	alisáis	alisan
	imperfect	alisaba	alisabas	alisaba	alisábamos	alisabais	alisaban
	preterite	alisé	alisaste	alisó	alisamos	alisasteis	alisaron
	future	alisaré	alisarás	alisará	alisaremos	alisaréis	alisarán
	conditional	alisaría	alisarías	alisaría	alisaríamos	alisaríais	alisarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alise	alisestú alisésvos2	alise	alisemos	aliséis	alisen
	imperfect (ra)	alisara	alisaras	alisara	alisáramos	alisarais	alisaran
	imperfect (se)	alisase	alisases	alisase	alisásemos	alisaseis	alisasen
	future1	alisare	alisares	alisare	alisáremos	alisareis	alisaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		alisatú alisávos	alise	alisemos	alisad	alisen
	negative		no alises	no alise	no alisemos	no aliséis	no alisen

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

    Selected combined forms of alisar

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 alisar	dative	alisarme	alisarte	alisarle, alisarse	alisarnos	alisaros	alisarles, alisarse
	accusative	alisarme	alisarte	alisarlo, alisarla, alisarse	alisarnos	alisaros	alisarlos, alisarlas, alisarse
with gerund alisando	dative	alisándome	alisándote	alisándole, alisándose	alisándonos	alisándoos	alisándoles, alisándose
	accusative	alisándome	alisándote	alisándolo, alisándola, alisándose	alisándonos	alisándoos	alisándolos, alisándolas, alisándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative alisa	dative	alísame	alísate	alísale	alísanos	not used	alísales
	accusative	alísame	alísate	alísalo, alísala	alísanos	not used	alísalos, alísalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative alisá	dative	alisame	alisate	alisale	alisanos	not used	alisales
	accusative	alisame	alisate	alisalo, alisala	alisanos	not used	alisalos, alisalas
with formal second-person singular imperative alise	dative	alíseme	not used	alísele, alísese	alísenos	not used	alíseles
	accusative	alíseme	not used	alíselo, alísela, alísese	alísenos	not used	alíselos, alíselas
with first-person plural imperative alisemos	dative	not used	alisémoste	alisémosle	alisémonos	alisémoos	alisémosles
	accusative	not used	alisémoste	alisémoslo, alisémosla	alisémonos	alisémoos	alisémoslos, alisémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alisad	dative	alisadme	not used	alisadle	alisadnos	alisaos	alisadles
	accusative	alisadme	not used	alisadlo, alisadla	alisadnos	alisaos	alisadlos, alisadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alisen	dative	alísenme	not used	alísenle	alísennos	not used	alísenles, alísense
	accusative	alísenme	not used	alísenlo, alísenla	alísennos	not used	alísenlos, alísenlas, alísense

Derived terms

• alisamiento
• alisante

Further reading

• “alisar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024