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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin perquīrere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation
Verb
perquirir (first-person singular present perquireixo, first-person singular preterite perquirí, past participle perquirit)
- (transitive) to search
- Synonym: escorcollar
- (transitive, law) to investigate
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perquīrere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾkiˈɾiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: per‧qui‧rir
Verb
perquirir (first-person singular present perquiero, first-person singular preterite perquirí, past participle perquirido) (obsolete)
- (transitive) to seek out
- Synonym: pesquisar
- (transitive) to investigate
- Synonyms: investigar, indagar
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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