Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin excutere. Compare the inherited doublet scuotere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eˈsku.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -utere
  • Hyphenation: e‧scù‧te‧re

Verb edit

escùtere (first-person singular present escùto, first-person singular past historic escùssi, past participle escùsso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (transitive, law) to examine in a legal process
  2. (transitive, law) to execute a legal action against (a debtor)

Conjugation edit