Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin disperdere. Compare Spanish desperdiciar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /diˈspɛr.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdere
  • Hyphenation: di‧spèr‧de‧re

Verb edit

dispèrdere (first-person singular present dispèrdo, first-person singular past historic dispèrsi or disperdétti or (traditional) disperdètti or (less common) disperdéi, past participle dispèrso or disperdùto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to scatter, to disperse
  2. to waste, to squander, to dissipate
  3. (chemistry, physics) to disperse
  4. (military) to rout, to defeat

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Latin edit

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disperdēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of disperdō

Verb edit

disperdere

  1. inflection of disperdō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative