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empuxar.

to push, to impel

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ẽ.puˈʃa(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.puˈʃa(h)]Brazil/ĩ.puˈʃa(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.puˈʃa(h)]Brazil
  1. to push, to impel

  2. to yank towards oneself, to pull forcefully

  3. to shake vigorously

  4. to induce (an action, behavior, etc.)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese empuxar /enpuxar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin impulsāre, from in- + pulsāre, or a frequentative of impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a learned borrowing, and possibly of empurrar. Cognate with Galician empuxar, Spanish empujar.

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