# inicializar
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From inicial +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /i.ni.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sɪ.a.liˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sja.liˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /i.ni.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sɪ.a.liˈza(h)], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sja.liˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /i.ni.si.a.liˈza(ɾ)/ [i.ni.sɪ.a.liˈza(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sja.liˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /i.ni.si.a.liˈza(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sɪ.a.liˈza(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sja.liˈza(ʁ)/ [i.ni.sja.liˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /i.ni.si.a.liˈza(ɻ)/ [i.ni.sɪ.a.liˈza(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sja.liˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /i.ni.sjɐ.liˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /i.ni.sjɐ.liˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /i.ni.sjɐ.liˈza.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧a‧li‧zar

### Verb

inicializar (first-person singular present inicializo, first-person singular preterite inicializei, past participle inicializado)
* (transitive, informal) to initialize
    Synonym: iniciar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

* “inicializar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
* “inicializar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
* “inicializar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “inicializar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
* “inicializar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

## Spanish
### Etymology

From inicial +‎ -izar, a calque of English initialize.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /iniθjaliˈθaɾ/ [i.ni.θja.liˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /inisjaliˈsaɾ/ [i.ni.sja.liˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: i‧ni‧cia‧li‧zar

### Verb

inicializar (first-person singular present inicializo, first-person singular preterite inicialicé, past participle inicializado)
* (transitive, informal) to initialize
* (transitive, informal) to start up

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | inicializar | inicializar | inicializar | inicializar | inicializar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | inicializando | inicializando | inicializando | inicializando | inicializando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | inicializado | inicializado | inicializada | inicializada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | inicializados | inicializados | inicializadas | inicializadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | inicializo | inicializas$^{tú}$ inicializás$^{vos}$ | inicializa | inicializamos | inicializáis | inicializan |
| indicative | imperfect | inicializaba | inicializabas | inicializaba | inicializábamos | inicializabais | inicializaban |
| indicative | preterite | inicialicé | inicializaste | inicializó | inicializamos | inicializasteis | inicializaron |
| indicative | future | inicializaré | inicializarás | inicializará | inicializaremos | inicializaréis | inicializarán |
| indicative | conditional | inicializaría | inicializarías | inicializaría | inicializaríamos | inicializaríais | inicializarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | inicialice | inicialices$^{tú}$ inicialicés$^{vos2}$ | inicialice | inicialicemos | inicialicéis | inicialicen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | inicializara | inicializaras | inicializara | inicializáramos | inicializarais | inicializaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | inicializase | inicializases | inicializase | inicializásemos | inicializaseis | inicializasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | inicializare | inicializares | inicializare | inicializáremos | inicializareis | inicializaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | inicializa$^{tú}$ inicializá$^{vos}$ | inicialice | inicialicemos | inicializad | inicialicen |
| imperative | negative | | no inicialices | no inicialice | no inicialicemos | no inicialicéis | no inicialicen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “inicializar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014