concientizar

v.

to raise someone's consciousness, to make aware, to raise the consciousness of.

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VT LAm = concienciar

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1.

verbo transitivo (esp AmL) <población/sociedad> to make ... aware

concientizar a alguien de algo — to raise somebody's consciousness about o awareness of something

2.

concientizarse v pron (esp AmL)

concientizarse de algo — to become aware of something

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1.

verbo transitivo (esp AmL) <población/sociedad> to make ... aware

concientizar a alguien de algo — to raise somebody's consciousness about o awareness of something

2.

concientizarse v pron (esp AmL)

concientizarse de algo — to become aware of something

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concientizar [A4 ]

vt

(esp AmL) ‹población/sociedad› to make … aware concientizar a algn DE algo to raise sb's consciousness ABOUT sth, increase sb's awareness OF sth

para concientizar a los ciudadanos de los problemas ecológicos to raise people's consciousness about o to increase people's awareness of ecological problems

■ concientizarse

v pron

(esp AmL) concientizarse DE algo; to realize sth

se concientizaron de que ya era hora de abandonar la lucha they realized that o came to the realization that o became aware that the time had come to give up the struggle

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concientizar (conjugate concientizar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹población/sociedad› to make … aware;
concientizar a algn de algo to raise sb's consciousness about o awareness of sth
concientizarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) concientizarse de algo to become aware of sth
'concientizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concienciar
English:
educate

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concientizar = concienciar

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concientizar

L.Am. → concienciar

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concientizar {21} vt

: to make aware

♦ See also the reflexive verb concientizarse