apertar

From Old Portuguese apretar, from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

apertar (first-person singular present aperto, first-person singular preterite apertei, past participle apertado)

1. (transitive) to press
2. (transitive) to squeeze
3. (transitive) to tighten
4. (transitive) to wring

   Synonyms: espremer, premer

5. (transitive) to pressure, put pressure on
6. (intransitive) to hurry

Borrowed from French apertura, German аперту́ра, Italian apertura, ultimately from Latin apertus, perfect passive participle of aperiō (“I open; I uncover”). Compare Esperanto aperti.

• IPA^(key): /aperˈtar/

apertar (present apertas, past apertis, future apertos, conditional apertus, imperative apertez)

1. (transitive, also figuratively) to open, unclose

   Antonym: klozar

• desklozar

From Old Portuguese apretar, from Late Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus.

• Hyphenation: a‧per‧tar

apertar (first-person singular present aperto, first-person singular preterite apertei, past participle apertado)

1. to tighten
2. to press, clasp, clamp
3. inflection of apertar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

For quotations using this term, see Citations:apertar.