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Spanish
Etymology
From apertura + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apeɾtuˈɾaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧per‧tu‧rar
Verb
aperturar (first-person singular present aperturo, first-person singular preterite aperturé, past participle aperturado) (transitive)
- to open (a bank account)
- to inaugurate (something)
- (proscribed) to open, open up
Usage notes
Although the Royal Spanish Academy} (RAE) recognizes the senses "to open a bank account" and "to inaugurate", the general sense "to open" is proscribed and should be avoided.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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