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Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *expertare, from *expertus, from Latin experrectus (awoken), perfect passive participle of expergiscor (I awake, I wake up). Cognate with Galician despertar, espertar, Spanish despertar, Catalan despertar, Portuguese despertar, and Romanian a deștepta.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dispierter

  1. to awake (to gain consciousness)
  2. to awaken someone else

Conjugation edit