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agarrotar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ garrote +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡaroˈtaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞a.roˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧rro‧tar

Verb

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agarrotar (first-person singular present agarroto, first-person singular preterite agarroté, past participle agarrotado)

  1. to make stiff, to stiffen (muscles etc.)
  2. to tie tight
  3. to strangle
  4. to cause to seize up
  5. (reflexive, of muscles) to stiffen
  6. (reflexive, of a machine) to seize up (to stop working)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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