dispaiare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dis- +‎ paio (pair) +‎ -are.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /di.spaˈja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧spa‧ià‧re

Verb[edit]

dispaiàre (first-person singular present dispàio, first-person singular past historic dispaiài, past participle dispaiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (uncommon, transitive) to unpair, to separate (two things that are normally paired)
    Synonyms: (rare) disappaiare, (more common) spaiare
    Antonym: appaiare
    Antonym: appaiare
  2. (obsolete, transitive) to make disproportioned

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Further reading[edit]

  • dispaiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana