controllare

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Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin contrarotulum (a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts), from Latin contra (against, opposite) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (roll, a little wheel), diminutive of rota (a wheel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.trolˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: con‧trol‧là‧re

Verb

controllàre (first-person singular present contròllo, first-person singular past historic controllài, past participle controllàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to check, verify, inspect, examine
    Synonyms: esaminare, ispezionare, verificare
  2. to supervise, watch
    Synonyms: sorvegliare, supervisionare
  3. to control, dominate
    Synonym: dominare
  4. to audit

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