Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ quinterno +‎ -are.

Verb

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squinternàre (first-person singular present squintèrno, first-person singular past historic squinternài, past participle squinternàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to unstitch (a book, notebook, etc.)
  2. (transitive, hyperbolic) to take or pull (a book, notebook, etc.) to pieces, to mess up, to destroy
    Synonyms: scomporre, sfasciare
  3. (transitive, figurative) to upset, to derange, to unsettle
    Synonyms: sconvolgere, scombussolare

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