prevaricare

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See also: prevaricaré

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin praevāricor.

Verb[edit]

prevaricàre (first-person singular present prevàrico, first-person singular past historic prevaricài, past participle prevaricàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to abuse one's power [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive) to take advantage of, to exploit [+ su (object)] [auxiliary avere]
  3. (transitive, literary) to transgress (a law, norm, etc.)

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From prevarica +‎ -re.

Noun[edit]

prevaricare f (plural prevaricări)

  1. prevarication

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

prevaricare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of prevaricar