Italian edit

Etymology edit

From pre- +‎ potere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pre.poˈte.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧po‧té‧re

Verb edit

prepotére (first-person singular present prepòsso, first-person singular past historic prepotéi or (less common) prepotétti or (ditto, traditional) prepotètti, past participle prepotùto, first-person singular future prepotrò, no imperative, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) to exercise excessive power or influence; to be a bully

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