Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin manum (hand) + levāre (raise). Compare manlevare.

Verb

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mallevàre (first-person singular present mallèvo, first-person singular past historic mallevài, past participle mallevàto, auxiliary (intransitive) avére or (transitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, law) to guarantee
    Synonym: garantire
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to sponsor

Conjugation

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Further reading

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