Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish, Portuguese, Occitan, and Catalan espantar (also Catalan and Occitan espaventar); French épouvanter; Sicilian scantari; also Romanian înspăimânta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spa.venˈta.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spa‧ven‧tà‧re

Verb

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spaventàre (first-person singular present spavènto, first-person singular past historic spaventài, past participle spaventàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to frighten, scare, spook
    Synonyms: fare spavento, mettere paura, incutere timore, intimorire, spaurire

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: aspaventar

Further reading

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

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