Italian edit

Etymology edit

From dis- +‎ assuefare.

Verb edit

disassuefàre (first-person singular present disassuefàccio, first-person singular past historic disassueféci, past participle disassuefàtto, first-person singular imperfect disassuefacévo, second-person singular imperative disassuefài or disassuefà', auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to dishabituate, to render unaccustomed
    Synonym: disabituare
  2. (transitive, rare) to wean (someone) [+ da (a drug) = from]
    disassuefare qualcuno da una drogato break someone's drug habit (literally, “to wean someone from a drug”)

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Further reading edit

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