empurrar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish empujar (“to push”), probably from Late Latin impulsāre, frequentative of Latin impellere, present active infinitive of impellō (“I push”).

Pronunciation

Verb

empurrar (first-person singular present indicative empurro, past participle empurrado)

  1. (transitive) to push (apply a force to (an object) so that it moves away)
  2. (transitive) to push (e.g. a button)
  3. (transitive) to sell a product that is overpriced and/or of low quality, especially with malice

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