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apurar

  • [apuˈɾaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del prefijo a-, puro y el sufijo -ar

verb haber apurado · apurando · habiendo apurado · apurado · apuro · apuras

  1. outdated Purificar o limpiar.
  2. Averiguar hasta saber radicalmente alguna noticia, cuento, etc.
  3. Extremar, seguir algo con tenacidad hasta el extremo.
  4. Acabar o agotar.
  5. Molestar a uno de modo que se enfade.
  6. America Apremiar, dar prisa.
  7. rare Purificar o limpiar alguna materia, como el oro o plata, de las partes impuras o extrañas.
  8. pronominal Afligir, acongojar.
  9. outdated Supurar.

In English

  • rush to cause to move or act with unusual haste
  • speed up increase speed (transitive) — see also accelerate
  • fast track to progress something through a system bypassing usual holdups

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MLA

"apurar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/apurar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

apurar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/apurar

Chicago

"apurar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/apurar.

BibTeX
@misc{apurar_2026,
  title = {apurar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/apurar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}