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aquejar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    From a- + quejar.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /akeˈxaɾ/ [a.keˈxaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: a‧que‧jar

    Verb

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    aquejar (first-person singular present aquejo, first-person singular preterite aquejé, past participle aquejado)

    1. (transitive) to afflict
      Synonym: afligir
      • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 11:
        Estaba en cama, aquejada de un quebrantamiento de huesos que no la dejaba moverse.
        She was in bed, suffering from a broken bone that did not let her move

    Conjugation

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