scongiurare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From s- (-un, privative prefix) +‎ congiurare (to call, summon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skon.d͡ʒuˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scon‧giu‧rà‧re

Verb

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scongiuràre (first-person singular present scongiùro, first-person singular past historic scongiurài, past participle scongiuràto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to beg or implore
  2. to avert or avoid
  3. to head off or prevent
  4. (literary) to send away (evil forces, spirits, etc.)

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