realzar

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ alzar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /realˈθaɾ/ [re.al̟ˈθaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /realˈsaɾ/ [re.alˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧al‧zar

Verb

realzar (first-person singular present realzo, first-person singular preterite realcé, past participle realzado)

1. to raise; to heighten
2. to highlight

Conjugation

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

infinitive			realzar
gerund			realzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		realzado		realzada
		plural		realzados		realzadas
		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	realzo	realzastú realzásvos	realza	realzamos	realzáis	realzan
	imperfect	realzaba	realzabas	realzaba	realzábamos	realzabais	realzaban
	preterite	realcé	realzaste	realzó	realzamos	realzasteis	realzaron
	future	realzaré	realzarás	realzará	realzaremos	realzaréis	realzarán
	conditional	realzaría	realzarías	realzaría	realzaríamos	realzaríais	realzarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	realce	realcestú realcésvos2	realce	realcemos	realcéis	realcen
	imperfect (ra)	realzara	realzaras	realzara	realzáramos	realzarais	realzaran
	imperfect (se)	realzase	realzases	realzase	realzásemos	realzaseis	realzasen
	future1	realzare	realzares	realzare	realzáremos	realzareis	realzaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		realzatú realzávos	realce	realcemos	realzad	realcen
	negative		no realces	no realce	no realcemos	no realcéis	no realcen

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

    Selected combined forms of realzar (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 realzar	dative	realzarme	realzarte	realzarle, realzarse	realzarnos	realzaros	realzarles, realzarse
	accusative	realzarme	realzarte	realzarlo, realzarla, realzarse	realzarnos	realzaros	realzarlos, realzarlas, realzarse
with gerund realzando	dative	realzándome	realzándote	realzándole, realzándose	realzándonos	realzándoos	realzándoles, realzándose
	accusative	realzándome	realzándote	realzándolo, realzándola, realzándose	realzándonos	realzándoos	realzándolos, realzándolas, realzándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative realza	dative	reálzame	reálzate	reálzale	reálzanos	not used	reálzales
	accusative	reálzame	reálzate	reálzalo, reálzala	reálzanos	not used	reálzalos, reálzalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative realzá	dative	realzame	realzate	realzale	realzanos	not used	realzales
	accusative	realzame	realzate	realzalo, realzala	realzanos	not used	realzalos, realzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative realce	dative	reálceme	not used	reálcele, reálcese	reálcenos	not used	reálceles
	accusative	reálceme	not used	reálcelo, reálcela, reálcese	reálcenos	not used	reálcelos, reálcelas
with first-person plural imperative realcemos	dative	not used	realcémoste	realcémosle	realcémonos	realcémoos	realcémosles
	accusative	not used	realcémoste	realcémoslo, realcémosla	realcémonos	realcémoos	realcémoslos, realcémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative realzad	dative	realzadme	not used	realzadle	realzadnos	realzaos	realzadles
	accusative	realzadme	not used	realzadlo, realzadla	realzadnos	realzaos	realzadlos, realzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative realcen	dative	reálcenme	not used	reálcenle	reálcennos	not used	reálcenles, reálcense
	accusative	reálcenme	not used	reálcenlo, reálcenla	reálcennos	not used	reálcenlos, reálcenlas, reálcense

Further reading

• “realzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025