spiegare

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin explicāre. Doublet of esplicare, which was borrowed. Compare Albanian shpjegoj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spjeˈɡa.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spie‧gà‧re

Verb

spiegàre (first-person singular present spiègo or spiégo, first-person singular past historic spiegài, past participle spiegàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account, understand
    Synonyms: delucidare, illustrare, motivare, chiarire, dire, capire
  2. (transitive) to unfold, spread, open out, lay out, unfurl
    Synonyms: distendere, aprire
    Antonym: piegare

Conjugation

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