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musicalizar

to set to music

verb moo-see-kah-lee-SAR Rare

Origin: From música (music) + the verbalizing suffix -izar.

Usage Note

Musicalizar means to compose or arrange music for a text, poem, film, or play — musicalizaron el poema de Neruda ('they set Neruda's poem to music'). It is common in Latin American Spanish; Spain might prefer poner música a or ambientar con música. The noun derived from it is musicalización ('the act of setting to music').

Examples

"Decidieron musicalizar el poema para el espectáculo."

Natural Translation

They decided to set the poem to music for the show.

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