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acribillar

/akɾibiˈʝaɾ/

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verb/akɾibiˈʝaɾ/

to riddle, pepper (with holes, bullets etc.); to pester, badger

El pueblo debe defenderse, pero no sacrificarse. El pueblo no debe dejarse arrasar ni acribillar, pero tampoco puede humillarse.The people must defend themselves, but they must not sacrifice themselves. The people must not let themselves be destroyed or riddled with bullets, but they cannot be humiliated either.

From a- + Late Latin cribellō (“to sift”).