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surtir

to supply

verb soor-TEER Rare

Also means

to produce (an effect)

Usage Note

Surtir most often appears in the fixed phrase surtir efecto (to take effect, to work) — el medicamento tardó en surtir efecto. In commercial contexts it means to stock or supply — surtir un almacén de mercancías. A surtidor is a fuel pump or fountain.

Examples

"El tratamiento tardó en surtir efecto."

Natural Translation

The treatment took a while to take effect.

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