scempiare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From scempio (“single”) + -are.
Verb
[edit]scempiàre (first-person singular present scémpio, first-person singular past historic scempiài, past participle scempiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to make single (something paired, e.g. a doubled thread, a doubled consonant, etc.)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of scempiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From scempio (“destruction, havoc, ruin”) + -are.
Verb
[edit]scempiàre (first-person singular present scémpio, first-person singular past historic scempiài, past participle scempiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, uncommon)
- to tear apart, to destroy
- (figurative) to ruin
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of scempiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)