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From en- +‎ provar.

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emprovar (first-person singular present emprovo, first-person singular preterite emproví, past participle emprovat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to try on
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to try on; to fit, to have fitted
    • 1958, Mercè Rodoreda, Vint-i-dos contes:
      Han vingut a emprovar-me el vestit de núvia. Dues hores dreta.
      They came to fit my wedding dress. Two hours of standing.

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