presionar

/pɾesjoˈnaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to push, press, hit, press down

🔘 presionar = presión (pressure) + -ar: to apply pressure, to press

From Latin pressio, the same root as English press and pressure. Spanish builds the verb straight from the noun presión, so it covers both pressing a button and pressuring a person.

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