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amordacar

verb/ɐmuɾdɐˈkaɾ/low

a·mor·da·car

Definition

To gag; to silence, to prevent from speaking or expressing oneself.
The censors tried to amordacar the press.
They could not amordacar the voice of the people.
Common collocations
amordacar the pressamordacar the oppositionamordacar freedom

Etymology

Derivado de 'mordaça' + sufixo verbal '-ar'.

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