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From s- +‎ capo +‎ -are. First attested in 1601, in the archaic meaning "to demolish".

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scapàre (first-person singular present scàpo, first-person singular past historic scapài, past participle scapàto, auxiliary avére) (Tuscan)

  1. (fishing) to remove the head of (a fish)
  2. (agriculture) to remove the top of (a plant) (to reinvigorate it and stimulate growth of vegetation)

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