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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "tee" (as in "tea") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

To hit someone hard and deliberately. In Spain, atizar means landing a solid punch or blow with clear intention behind it. When someone atiza you, it was no accident and you definitely felt it.

Examples

He landed a punch that left him flat on the floor.

Keep it up and you're getting hit, consider yourself warned.

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Regional synonyms

In all of Latin America, a child or person who goes to tattle to the authorities at the slightest problem. The acusetas always knows more than they should and never keeps a secret.