Infinitive
malaltigi
Forms
Tenses
| Present | malaltigas |
| Past | malaltigis |
| Future | malaltigos |
| Conditional | malaltigus |
| Imperative | malaltigu! |
Participles
| Active past | malaltiginta |
| Active present | malaltiganta |
| Active future | malaltigonta |
| Passive past | malaltigita |
| Passive present | malaltigta |
| Passive future | malaltigota |
Etymology
From mal- + alta + -igi.
Sample Sentences
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Oni malaltigis la flagon antaǔ la urbodomo. (They’ve lowered the flag in front of the city hall.)
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malaltigi la voĉon ĝis la flustro (to lower one’s voice to a whisper)
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malaltigi la prezon / la valoron de io (to lower the price / reduce the value of something)
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[Ili] pensas, ke ĉia eĉ plej supraĵa konatiĝo kun la esenco de lingvoj artaj malaltigus ilian honoron kaj indecon. (They think even the most superficial acquaintance with the substance of artificial languages would diminish their honour and dignity.) [1900, anonymous author, “Esenco kaj estonteco de la ideo de lingvo internacia”, in L. L. Zamenhof, editor, Fundamenta Krestomatio de la Lingvo Esperanto, Section 5:]
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1908, Henri Valienne, Ĉu li? Ĉapitro 8,
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Sed mi havas tro da malhumileco por min malaltigi por profito ĝis malkuraĝaĵo. (But I have too much pride to debase myself for profit to the point of doing something cowardly.)
Translations
debase, lower in character, etc
decrease, make smaller
lower, let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail
lower, pull down
lower, reduce the height of, as a fence or chimney
lower, reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of, as temperature
lower, transitive: to humble
lower, reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
reduce, to bring down
reduce, to bring to an inferior rank