Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin disfacere. Synchronically dis- +‎ fare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diˈsfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧sfà‧re

Verb

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disfàre (first-person singular present disfàccio or dìsfo, first-person singular past historic disféci, past participle disfàtto, first-person singular imperfect disfacévo, first-person singular subjunctive dìsfi, second-person singular imperative disfà or disfài, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to undo, untie
  2. (transitive) to take to pieces; disassemble
  3. (transitive) to unpack
  4. (transitive) to destroy, smash

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