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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *disperdicāre, from Latin disperdere,[1] or from Vulgar Latin *dispergicāre, iterative of Latin dispergere,[2] or alternatively from Vulgar Latin *exprecāre ("drive into ruin"), from Latin ex- + precāri, present active infinitive of precor.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spreˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spre‧cà‧re

Verb

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sprecàre (first-person singular present sprèco, first-person singular past historic sprecài, past participle sprecàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to waste
  2. to squander

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ sprecàre in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  2. ^ sprecare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  3. ^ sprecare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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