Spanish verbs — M

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• macerar steep
• machacar to pulverize, crush
• machar match
• madrugar to get up early
• madurar to mature
• malcasar to marry off badly (malcasarse: to make a bad marriage)
• maldecir to damn, to curse
• malentender misunderstand
• malherir to injure fatally, mortally wound
• malinterpretar misread
• maltratar to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly)
• malvivir languish
• manchar to spot, stain
• mancillar stain
• mandar to send
• manejar to handle
• manifestar to manifest, reveal
• manipular to manipulate
• manosear grope
• mantener to keep
• manufacturar to manufacture
• manuscribir autograph
• maquillar sugarcoat
• maravillar to inspire marvel
• marcar to mark
• marchar to go
• marchitar pine
• marear to get dizzy
• margar marl
• marginar ostracize
• marinar marinate
• mascar to chew (without ever swallowing)
• masificar popularise
• masticar to chew
• matar to kill
• materializar materialize
• matizar nuance
• matricular to enroll, to register, to matriculate
• maullar meow
• mear pee
• mediar to mediate
• medir to measure
• meditar to meditate (rest while remaining conscious)
• mejorar to make better
• memorizar to memorize
• mencionar to mention
• menear to wiggle, to wag, to shake
• mentar mention
• mentir to lie
• merecer to deserve
• merendar to have a snack
• mermar shrink
• merodear to prowl, to skulk
• meter to put in
• mezclar to mix
• miar to meow
• migrar migrate
• militar to serve in the army; to be active (in a party, group)
• mimar spoil
• minimizar to minimize, to downplay, to play down, to underplay, to belittle
• mirar to look at
• mitificar mythicize
• moderar dull
• modernizar overhaul
• modificar to modify
• mojar to make wet
• molar to be cool, to be pleasing (Spain, slang: me mola = I like it)
• moldear to mold (to shape in or on a mold)
• moler to grind, to mill
• molestar to bother
• montar to mount
• morar abide
• morder to bite
• morir to die
• mostrar to show
• motivar to motivate
• motorizar to motorise
• mover to move
• movilizar to mobilize
• mudar to move
• multar ticket
• multiplicar to multiply
• murmurar to murmur, to mutter
• musicar musicalise
• mutilar to mutilate