Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin dēspōnsāre (to betroth). Not related to posare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /di.spoˈza.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧spo‧sà‧re

Verb

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disposàre (first-person singular present dispòso, first-person singular past historic disposài, past participle disposàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, archaic or literary)

  1. to marry
    Synonym: sposare
  2. to betroth
  3. (figurative) to unite, to join
    Synonyms: congiungere, unire
    Antonym: separare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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