controllare
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
Verb
controllàre (first-person singular present contròllo, first-person singular past historic controllài, past participle controllàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to check, verify, inspect, examine
- Synonyms: esaminare, ispezionare, verificare
- to supervise, watch
- Synonyms: sorvegliare, supervisionare
- to control, dominate
- Synonym: dominare
- to audit
Conjugation
Conjugation of controllàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)