ancorare

Definitions of ancorare
  1. verb
    secure a vessel with an anchor
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    accaparrare, allacciare, assicurare, attaccare, fermare, fissare, legare, raccomandare
    cause to be firmly attached
  2. verb
    fix firmly and stably
    synonyms: fermare, fissare
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    accaparrare, allacciare, assicurare, attaccare, fermare, fissare, legare, raccomandare
    cause to be firmly attached
  3. verb
    get off the ground
    synonyms: appiccare, attaccare, avviare, dare avvio, esordire, istradare, nascere
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    inaugurare
    commence officially
    aprire, inaugurare, schiudere
    begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
    dedicare, intitolare
    open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
    inaugurare
    open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
    type of:
    cominciare, dare inizio, dare principio, incominciare, iniziare
    set in motion, cause to start
  4. verb
    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
    synonyms: attaccare, avere inizio, cominciare, incominciare, iniziare, muovere, partire
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    antonyms:
    avere fine, avere termine, cessare, concludersi, finire, smettere, terminare, uscire
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    types:
    scatenarsi, sfrenarsi
    begin suddenly and sometimes violently
    albeggiare
    appear or develop
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