acuciar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From acucia (diligence, ardent desire) +‎ -ar, semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin acūtiēs (sharpness), from Latin acūtus. Possibly related to crucial.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /akuˈθjaɾ/ [a.kuˈθjaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /akuˈsjaɾ/ [a.kuˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cu‧ciar

Verb

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acuciar (first-person singular present acucio, first-person singular preterite acucié, past participle acuciado)

  1. (transitive) to encourage or urge on
  2. (transitive) to harass
    un problema que acucia al país
    a problem wreaking havoc on the country

Conjugation

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