perquirir

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Learned borrowing from Latin perquīrere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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perquirir (first-person singular present perquireixo, first-person singular preterite perquirí, past participle perquirit)

  1. (transitive) to search
    Synonym: escorcollar
  2. (transitive, law) to investigate

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin perquīrere.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /peɾkiˈɾiɾ/ [peɾ.kiˈɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧qui‧rir

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perquirir (first-person singular present perquiero, first-person singular preterite perquirí, past participle perquirido)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to seek out
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to investigate

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