sgominare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin *excombinare, from ex- + combinare.

Verb

sgominare

1. (transitive) to mess up

   Synonym: scompigliare

   • 1518, Niccolò Machiavelli, “atto primo, scena seconda”, in La mandragola:

     Tu hai la bocca piena di latte. E’ ti pare a te una favola avere a sgominare tutta la casa?

     You have a mouth full of milk. Does it seem to you like a fairy tale to mess up the whole house?

2. (transitive) to defeat, to overcome

   Synonyms: sbaragliare, sconfiggere, disperdere

3. (transitive) to rout

Anagrams

• marginose, sgominerà