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secondare
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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Formed from Latin secundus, or from Latin secundāre.
Verb
secondàre (first-person singular present secóndo, first-person singular past historic secondài, past participle secondàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, archaic) to follow, to come behind
- (transitive, archaic, figurative) to follow, to understand (someone)
- (transitive, archaic, by extension) to accompany
- (intransitive, archaic) to come second [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, archaic) to yield, to consent, to give in [with a ‘to’]
- (transitive) to accompany and guide, to foster (a movement)
- (transitive, figurative) to favor (e.g. a child)
- (transitive, figurative) to indulge (a whim, a desire, one's instincts, etc.)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2
From seconda (“placenta”) + -are.
Verb
secondàre (first-person singular present secóndo, first-person singular past historic secondài, past participle secondàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to discharge the afterbirth [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
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