Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ esercitare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.e.zer.t͡ʃiˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧e‧ser‧ci‧tà‧re

Verb

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riesercitàre (first-person singular present riesèrcito, first-person singular past historic riesercitài, past participle riesercitàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to train (students, soldiers, etc.) again [with a ‘in a subject’; or with a (+ infinitive) ‘to (do something)’]
  2. (military) to drill again
  3. to accustom again [with a ‘to something’]
  4. to exercise again (the brain, mind, muscles, etc.)
  5. to exercise, to exert (power, influence) again
  6. (law) to exercise (a right) again
  7. to practice (a profession, a trade) again

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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