Portuguese

Verb

apurar ‎(first-person singular present indicative apuro, past participle apurado)

1. to purify
2. to collect
3. to refine
4. (cooking) to simmer
5. (journalism) to investigate

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to investigate): indagar

Spanish

Etymology

From puro, from Latin purus

Verb

apurar ‎(first-person singular present apuro, first-person singular preterite apuré, past participle apurado)

1. (transitive) to drain, use up completely

   apurar su vaso hasta las heces - to drain one's glass down to the dregs

2. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to hurry
3. (transitive, reflexive) to worry, bother

Conjugation

Related terms

• apuracabos
• apurado
• apurarse
• apuro
• puro