Italian

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Etymology

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From di- +‎ ruggine +‎ -ire.

Verb

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dirugginìre (first-person singular present dirugginìsco, first-person singular past historic dirugginìi, past participle dirugginìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to remove rust from, to clean (something) of rust
  2. to grind (one's teeth), to gnash
  3. (figurative) to reactivate

Conjugation

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Further reading

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