Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ testa (head) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.teˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧te‧stà‧re

Verb

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intestàre (first-person singular present intèsto, first-person singular past historic intestài, past participle intestàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to address (a letter, etc.)
  2. to register in the name of
  3. to butt (join end to end)
  4. (mechanical engineering) to face (the ends of a cylindrical element) (to lathe them perpendicular to the axis of the element)

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Spanish

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Verb

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intestare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of intestar