secondare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /se.konˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: se‧con‧dà‧re

Etymology 1

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Formed from Latin secundus, or from Latin secundāre.

Verb

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secondàre (first-person singular present secóndo, first-person singular past historic secondài, past participle secondàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to follow, to come behind
  2. (transitive, archaic, figurative) to follow, to understand (someone)
  3. (transitive, archaic, by extension) to accompany
  4. (intransitive, archaic) to come second [auxiliary avere]
  5. (intransitive, archaic) to yield, to consent, to give in [with a ‘to’]
  6. (transitive) to accompany and guide, to foster (a movement)
  7. (transitive, figurative) to favor (e.g. a child)
  8. (transitive, figurative) to indulge (a whim, a desire, one's instincts, etc.)
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Etymology 2

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From seconda (placenta) +‎ -are.

Verb

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secondàre (first-person singular present secóndo, first-person singular past historic secondài, past participle secondàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to discharge the afterbirth [auxiliary avere]
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