svegliare
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Old Occitan esvelhar, from Vulgar Latin *exvigilāre [whence also Old French esveiller], from Latin ēvigilāre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]svegliàre (first-person singular present svéglio, first-person singular past historic svegliài, past participle svegliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to wake up, to awaken
- Synonyms: risvegliare, destare, ridestare, fare alzare
- (figurative, by extension) to energize; to stimulate
- Synonyms: scuotere, smuovere, scrollare, richiamare, scaltrire, disincantare, spronare, smaliziare
- (figurative, by extension) to alert; to give a wake-up call
- Synonym: allertare
- (figurative, by extension, rare) to arouse or inspire
- Synonyms: risvegliare, provocare; see also Thesaurus:suscitare
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of svegliàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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