Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin expandere. Compare the doublet spandere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈspan.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -andere
  • Hyphenation: e‧spàn‧de‧re
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Verb

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espàndere (first-person singular present espàndo, first-person singular past historic espànsi or (uncommon) espandétti or (ditto, traditional) espandètti, past participle espànto or espànso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to expand
  2. to extend, spread

Conjugation

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