Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *adūsāre, derived from Classical Latin ūsus, perfect participle of ūtor (to use, to employ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.duˈza.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧sà‧re

Verb

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adusàre (first-person singular present adùso, first-person singular past historic adusài, past participle adusàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (literary, transitive) to accustom, to habituate [with a ‘to’]
    Synonyms: abituare, (uncommon) avvezzare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • adusare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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