adacquare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin adaquāre, derived from Latin aquārī (to bring drinking water), derived from aqua (water).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.dakˈkwa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧dac‧quà‧re

Verb[edit]

This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

adacquàre (first-person singular present adàcquo, first-person singular past historic adacquài, past participle adacquàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to water
    Synonym: abbeverare
  2. (transitive) to water, irrigate
    Synonyms: annaffiare, irrigare
  3. (transitive, rare) to water down, dilute
    Synonym: annacquare

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