Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ destare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.deˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧de‧stà‧re

Verb

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ridestàre (first-person singular present ridésto or ridèsto[1], first-person singular past historic ridestài, past participle ridestàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to reawaken
  2. (figurative, by extension) to revive, resurrect

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ desto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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

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