Matizar in Spanish: qualify a statement

A qualification adds detail or limits the scope of a claim.

The idea

Matizar means to qualify or nuance a statement. In the present, use matizo with yo and matiza with ella.

Quiero matizar mi opinión sobre el proyecto.I want to qualify my opinion about the project.
La científica matiza sus conclusiones con nuevos datos.The scientist qualifies her conclusions with new data.
En el debate, matizamos la propuesta antes de votarla.In the debate, we qualify the proposal before voting on it.
Ayer el alcalde matizó sus palabras ante la prensa.Yesterday the mayor qualified his remarks to the press.
Matizo lo dicho: el cambio ayudará, pero llevará tiempo.Let me qualify what I said: the change will help, but it will take time.
¿Podrías matizar esa afirmación con un ejemplo?Could you qualify that statement with an example?

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Do not confuse present matizo with past matizó; in the first-person past, the spelling changes to maticé.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ mi respuesta antes de enviarla. (matizo / matizan)
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matizo
Matizo agrees with the first-person singular subject.
Choose the correct form: Ayer ella ___ su comentario. (matizó / matizo)
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matizó
Matizó places the action in the past and agrees with the singular subject.
Choose the correct form: Ayer yo ___ mi afirmación. (maticé / matizé)
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maticé
Maticé uses c before e to preserve the sound.

Write an original sentence that qualifies an opinion.