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ormare.

to follow the tracks (of an animal)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/orˈma.re/
  1. to follow the tracks (of an animal)

    archaic · literary · transitive
  2. to hunt (an animal) by following the tracks

    archaic · literary · transitive
  3. to hunt by following tracks

    archaic · intransitive · literary
  4. to hunt, pursue (a person)

    archaic · literary · transitive
  5. to hunt, pursue (a person) to keep (a person) under surveillance

    archaic · literary · transitive
  6. to follow in someone's footsteps

    archaic · figuratively · literary · transitive
  7. to retrace or reconstruct through historical research

    archaic · figuratively · literary · transitive
  8. to investigate

    archaic · figuratively · literary · transitive
  9. to follow closely, to press

    archaic · literary · transitive
  10. to leave footprints

    archaic · intransitive · literary
Where this word comes from

From orma + -are, perhaps connected to a Vulgar Latin root *osmāre, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ). Compare Romanian urma.

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