scapitare

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excapitāre, a derivation of Latin caput. Compare Romanian scăpăta. Also possibly from an alteration of a Latin *discapitāre (compare Provençal descaptar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ska.piˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sca‧pi‧tà‧re

Verb

scapitàre (first-person singular present scàpito, first-person singular past historic scapitài, past participle scapitàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to lose, to suffer a loss [+ di (object)] (economically, morally, etc.) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: rimetterci
  2. (intransitive) to pale in comparison [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive, uncommon) to be neglected, to suffer damage from neglect [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive, literary) to get worse [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: peggiorare

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