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spaventare.

to frighten, scare, spook

10 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/spa.venˈta.re/
  1. to frighten, scare, spook

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Spanish, Portuguese, Occitan, and Catalan espantar (also Catalan and Occitan espaventar); French épouvanter; Sicilian scantari; also Romanian înspăimânta.

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