despolitizar

Galician

Etymology

From des- +‎ politizar.

Verb

despolitizar (first-person singular present despolitizo, first-person singular preterite despoliticei, past participle despolitizado)
despolitizar (first-person singular present despolitizo, first-person singular preterite despolitizei, past participle despolitizado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to depoliticize

   Antonym: politizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despolitizar (c-z alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	despolitizar
Personal	despolitizar	despolitizares	despolitizar	despolitizarmos	despolitizardes	despolitizaren
Gerund
	despolitizando
Past participle
Masculine	despolitizado			despolitizados
Feminine	despolitizada			despolitizadas
Indicative
Present	despolitizo	despolitizas	despolitiza	despolitizamos	despolitizades	despolitizan
Imperfect	despolitizaba	despolitizabas	despolitizaba	despolitizabamos	despolitizabades	despolitizaban
Preterite	despoliticei	despolitizaches	despolitizou	despolitizamos	despolitizastes	despolitizaron
Pluperfect	despolitizara	despolitizaras	despolitizara	despolitizaramos	despolitizarades	despolitizaran
Future	despolitizarei	despolitizarás	despolitizará	despolitizaremos	despolitizaredes	despolitizarán
Conditional	despolitizaría	despolitizarías	despolitizaría	despolitizariamos	despolitizariades	despolitizarían
Subjunctive
Present	despolitice	despolitices	despolitice	despoliticemos	despoliticedes	despoliticen
Imperfect	despolitizase	despolitizases	despolitizase	despolitizásemos	despolitizásedes	despolitizasen
Future	despolitizar	despolitizares	despolitizar	despolitizarmos	despolitizardes	despolitizaren
Imperative
Affirmative		despolitiza	despolitice	despoliticemos	despolitizade	despoliticen
Negative (non)		non despolitices	non despolitice	non despoliticemos	non despoliticedes	non despoliticen

    Reintegrated conjugation of despolitizar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	despolitizar
Personal	despolitizar	despolitizares	despolitizar	despolitizarmos	despolitizardes	despolitizarem
Gerund
	despolitizando
Past participle
Masculine	despolitizado			despolitizados
Feminine	despolitizada			despolitizadas
Indicative
Present	despolitizo	despolitizas	despolitiza	despolitizamos	despolitizades, despolitizais	despolitizam
Imperfect	despolitizava	despolitizavas	despolitizava	despolitizávamos	despolitizávades, despolitizáveis, despolitizávais1	despolitizavam
Preterite	despolitizei	despolitizaste, despolitizache1	despolitizou	despolitizamos	despolitizastes	despolitizárom, despolitizaram
Pluperfect	despolitizara	despolitizaras	despolitizara	despolitizáramos	despolitizárades, despolitizáreis, despolitizárais1	despolitizaram
Future	despolitizarei	despolitizarás	despolitizará	despolitizaremos	despolitizaredes, despolitizareis	despolitizarám, despolitizarão
Conditional	despolitizaria	despolitizarias	despolitizaria	despolitizaríamos	despolitizaríades, despolitizaríeis, despolitizaríais1	despolitizariam
Subjunctive
Present	despolitize	despolitizes	despolitize	despolitizemos	despolitizedes, despolitizeis	despolitizem
Imperfect	despolitizasse	despolitizasses	despolitizasse	despolitizássemos	despolitizássedes, despolitizásseis	despolitizassem
Future	despolitizar	despolitizares	despolitizar	despolitizarmos	despolitizardes	despolitizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		despolitiza	despolitize	despolitizemos	despolitizade, despolitizai	despolitizem
Negative (nom)		nom despolitizes	nom despolitize	nom despolitizemos	nom despolitizedes, nom despolitizeis	nom despolitizem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• despolitización f

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ politizar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(h)], /d͡ʒis.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(h)], /d͡ʒis.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [deʃ.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒis.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [des.po.li.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pu.li.tiˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pu.li.tiˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pu.li.tiˈza.ɾi/

Verb

despolitizar (first-person singular present despolitizo, first-person singular preterite despolitizei, past participle despolitizado)

1. to depoliticize

   Antonym: politizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of despolitizar (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	despolitizar
Personal	despolitizar	despolitizares	despolitizar	despolitizarmos	despolitizardes	despolitizarem
Gerund
	despolitizando
Past participle
Masculine	despolitizado			despolitizados
Feminine	despolitizada			despolitizadas
Indicative
Present	despolitizo	despolitizas	despolitiza	despolitizamos	despolitizais	despolitizam
Imperfect	despolitizava	despolitizavas	despolitizava	despolitizávamos	despolitizáveis	despolitizavam
Preterite	despolitizei	despolitizaste	despolitizou	despolitizamos1, despolitizámos2	despolitizastes	despolitizaram
Pluperfect	despolitizara	despolitizaras	despolitizara	despolitizáramos	despolitizáreis	despolitizaram
Future	despolitizarei	despolitizarás	despolitizará	despolitizaremos	despolitizareis	despolitizarão
Conditional	despolitizaria	despolitizarias	despolitizaria	despolitizaríamos	despolitizaríeis	despolitizariam
Subjunctive
Present	despolitize	despolitizes	despolitize	despolitizemos	despolitizeis	despolitizem
Imperfect	despolitizasse	despolitizasses	despolitizasse	despolitizássemos	despolitizásseis	despolitizassem
Future	despolitizar	despolitizares	despolitizar	despolitizarmos	despolitizardes	despolitizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		despolitiza	despolitize	despolitizemos	despolitizai	despolitizem
Negative (não)		não despolitizes	não despolitize	não despolitizemos	não despolitizeis	não despolitizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• despolitização

Further reading

• “despolitizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “despolitizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ politizar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despolitiˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.po.li.t̪iˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /despolitiˈsaɾ/ [d̪es.po.li.t̪iˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧po‧li‧ti‧zar

Verb

despolitizar (first-person singular present despolitizo, first-person singular preterite despoliticé, past participle despolitizado)

1. to depoliticize, depoliticise

   Antonym: politizar

Conjugation

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

infinitive			despolitizar
gerund			despolitizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		despolitizado		despolitizada
		plural		despolitizados		despolitizadas
		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	despolitizo	despolitizastú despolitizásvos	despolitiza	despolitizamos	despolitizáis	despolitizan
	imperfect	despolitizaba	despolitizabas	despolitizaba	despolitizábamos	despolitizabais	despolitizaban
	preterite	despoliticé	despolitizaste	despolitizó	despolitizamos	despolitizasteis	despolitizaron
	future	despolitizaré	despolitizarás	despolitizará	despolitizaremos	despolitizaréis	despolitizarán
	conditional	despolitizaría	despolitizarías	despolitizaría	despolitizaríamos	despolitizaríais	despolitizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	despolitice	despoliticestú despoliticésvos2	despolitice	despoliticemos	despoliticéis	despoliticen
	imperfect (ra)	despolitizara	despolitizaras	despolitizara	despolitizáramos	despolitizarais	despolitizaran
	imperfect (se)	despolitizase	despolitizases	despolitizase	despolitizásemos	despolitizaseis	despolitizasen
	future1	despolitizare	despolitizares	despolitizare	despolitizáremos	despolitizareis	despolitizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		despolitizatú despolitizávos	despolitice	despoliticemos	despolitizad	despoliticen
	negative		no despolitices	no despolitice	no despoliticemos	no despoliticéis	no despoliticen

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

    Selected combined forms of despolitizar (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 despolitizar	dative	despolitizarme	despolitizarte	despolitizarle, despolitizarse	despolitizarnos	despolitizaros	despolitizarles, despolitizarse
	accusative	despolitizarme	despolitizarte	despolitizarlo, despolitizarla, despolitizarse	despolitizarnos	despolitizaros	despolitizarlos, despolitizarlas, despolitizarse
with gerund despolitizando	dative	despolitizándome	despolitizándote	despolitizándole, despolitizándose	despolitizándonos	despolitizándoos	despolitizándoles, despolitizándose
	accusative	despolitizándome	despolitizándote	despolitizándolo, despolitizándola, despolitizándose	despolitizándonos	despolitizándoos	despolitizándolos, despolitizándolas, despolitizándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative despolitiza	dative	despolitízame	despolitízate	despolitízale	despolitízanos	not used	despolitízales
	accusative	despolitízame	despolitízate	despolitízalo, despolitízala	despolitízanos	not used	despolitízalos, despolitízalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative despolitizá	dative	despolitizame	despolitizate	despolitizale	despolitizanos	not used	despolitizales
	accusative	despolitizame	despolitizate	despolitizalo, despolitizala	despolitizanos	not used	despolitizalos, despolitizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative despolitice	dative	despolitíceme	not used	despolitícele, despolitícese	despolitícenos	not used	despolitíceles
	accusative	despolitíceme	not used	despolitícelo, despolitícela, despolitícese	despolitícenos	not used	despolitícelos, despolitícelas
with first-person plural imperative despoliticemos	dative	not used	despoliticémoste	despoliticémosle	despoliticémonos	despoliticémoos	despoliticémosles
	accusative	not used	despoliticémoste	despoliticémoslo, despoliticémosla	despoliticémonos	despoliticémoos	despoliticémoslos, despoliticémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative despolitizad	dative	despolitizadme	not used	despolitizadle	despolitizadnos	despolitizaos	despolitizadles
	accusative	despolitizadme	not used	despolitizadlo, despolitizadla	despolitizadnos	despolitizaos	despolitizadlos, despolitizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative despoliticen	dative	despolitícenme	not used	despolitícenle	despolitícennos	not used	despolitícenles, despolitícense
	accusative	despolitícenme	not used	despolitícenlo, despolitícenla	despolitícennos	not used	despolitícenlos, despolitícenlas, despolitícense

Derived terms

• despolitización

Further reading

• “despolitizar”, 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