sgombrare

Italian

Alternative forms

• sgomberare (less common)

Etymology

The prefix in- of ingombrare (“to encumber”) is replaced with s- (“out”), meaning “to remove the encumbrance”, i.e., “to unencumber”.

Compare French décombrer (“to remove debris”).

Verb

sgombrare

1. (transitive) to vacate or evacuate
2. (transitive) to clear the way
3. (intransitive) to move out (of a residence)

Anagrams

• sgombrerà