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ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

accattare.

to beg (for money, food, etc.)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ak.katˈta.re/
  1. to beg (for money, food, etc.)

    intransitive
  2. to beg for

    transitive
  3. to go looking for

    derogatory · transitive
    accattare idee altrui
    accattare scuse
  4. to scrounge or cadge

    transitive
  5. to buy

    archaic · regional · transitive
  6. to find, to obtain, to receive, to accrue

    archaic · regional · transitive
  7. to force a loan on (typically in reference to the state)

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From a merger of Vulgar Latin *accaptāre (“to take, accept”), *accattāre (“to watch, heed”) and *accapitāre (“to grab, catch”).

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