destare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *deexcitāre, derived from Latin excitāre (“to call forth, to rouse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]destàre (first-person singular present désto or dèsto[1], first-person singular past historic destài, past participle destàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to wake up
- Synonyms: svegliare, ridestare, risvegliare, far alzare
- non destare il cane che dorme ― don't wake up the sleeping dog
- to stimulate or agitate
- to arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of destàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ desto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
[edit]- destare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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