Italian

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Etymology

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From s- (privative prefix) +‎ prete (priest) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spreˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spre‧tà‧re

Verb

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spretàre (first-person singular present sprèto, first-person singular past historic spretài, past participle spretàto, auxiliary avére) (rare, transitive)

  1. to defrock (a priest)

Conjugation

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