svegliare

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Old Occitan esvelhar, from Vulgar Latin *exvigilāre [whence also Old French esveiller], from Latin ēvigilāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zveʎˈʎa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sve‧glià‧re
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Verb

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  1. to wake up, to awaken
    Synonyms: risvegliare, destare, ridestare, fare alzare
  2. (figurative, by extension) to energize; to stimulate
    Synonyms: scuotere, smuovere, scrollare, richiamare, scaltrire, disincantare, spronare, smaliziare
  3. (figurative, by extension) to alert; to give a wake-up call
    Synonym: allertare
  4. (figurative, by extension, rare) to arouse or inspire
    Synonyms: risvegliare, provocare; see also Thesaurus:suscitare

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Anagrams

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