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apressurar

verbformal/ɐpɾɨsuˈɾaɾ/low

a·pres·su·rar

Definition

To make faster; to hasten, to speed up the execution of something.
He tried to hasten the delivery of the document.
The rain hastened the hikers' return.
Common collocations
to hasten one's stepsto hasten the process

Etymology

De pressa + sufixo verbal -urar.

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