Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ podesta +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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spodestàre (first-person singular present spodèsto, first-person singular past historic spodestài, past participle spodestàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to dethrone, depose
  2. to oust (from)
  3. (rare) to deprive

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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