dare
Definitions of dare
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transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebodysynonyms: passareantonyms:impiegaretake into one's possessiontypes:dotare, erogare, fornire, ministrare, provvedere, rifornire, somministraregive what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenancecoprire, pagare, pareggiare, saldare, soddisfare, versaregive money, usually in exchange for goods or servicescompartire, distribuire, erogare, partecipare, ripartire, scodellare, spartireadminister or bestow, as in small portionsoffrirepresent for acceptance or rejectioncaricareenergize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to dischargedatareprovide with a dateline; mark with a datealimentare, cibare, foraggiare, fornire, imbeccare, imboccare, ministrare, nutrire, pascere, pasturare, somministraregive food toimboccareserve as food for; be the food forimboccarefeed into; supplyservirehelp to some food; help with food or drinkspenderepay outsborsareexpend, as from a fundcombinareadd together from different sourcesallacciare, allarmare, collegare, legare, rilegare, spaventare, unire, vincolareprovide funds complementary toarmaresupply with armscanalizzareprovide (a city) with a canaldiluviaresupply in large amounts or quantitiesinondaresupply with an excess ofrattoppareprovide with a patch; also used metaphoricallyprediligeregive preference to one creditor over anothertype of:trasferirecause to change ownership
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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give or convey physicallysynonyms: conferire, fare prenderetypes:type of:compartire, distribuire, erogare, partecipare, ripartire, scodellare, spartireadminister or bestow, as in small portions
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add color tosynonyms: colorare, colorire, conferire, fare prendere, tingeretype of:alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutarecause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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give something useful or necessary totypes:caricareenergize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to dischargedatareprovide with a dateline; mark with a dateimboccarefeed into; supplyallacciare, allarmare, collegare, legare, rilegare, spaventare, unire, vincolareprovide funds complementary toarmaresupply with armscanalizzareprovide (a city) with a canaldiluviaresupply in large amounts or quantitiesinondaresupply with an excess ofrattoppareprovide with a patch; also used metaphoricallymotorizzareequip with armed and armored motor vehiclesricaricarecharge anewdatarestamp with a dateriarmarearm againequipaggiaresupply with a set of articles or toolsnominarefurnishammettere, permettere, rilasciaremake a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remaintype of:passaretransfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenancesynonyms: dotare, erogare, fornire, ministrare, provvedere, rifornire, somministraretypes:alimentare, cibare, foraggiare, fornire, imbeccare, imboccare, ministrare, nutrire, pascere, pasturare, somministraregive food toimboccareserve as food for; be the food forservirehelp to some food; help with food or drinkabitarelive in the house where one worksimboccaregratifyiniettarefeed intravenouslytype of:passaretransfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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give to in chargesynonyms: affidare
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leave with; give temporarily
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give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
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give, especially as an honor or rewardsynonyms: assegnare, attribuire, conferiretypes:benedireconfer prosperity or happiness on
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place into the hands or custody oftype of:trasferirecause to change ownership
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pass over, across, or throughsynonyms: passaretypes:appannarsimake a smudge on; soil by smudging
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give food tosynonyms: alimentare, cibare, foraggiare, fornire, imbeccare, imboccare, ministrare, nutrire, pascere, pasturare, somministraretypes:iniettarefeed intravenouslytype of:dotare, erogare, fornire, ministrare, provvedere, rifornire, somministraregive what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
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convey or reveal information
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make known; pass on, of informationsynonyms: impartiretypes:ringraziareexpress gratitude or show appreciation tocorrispondere, esprimere, impersonare, rappresentare, simboleggiareexpress indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbolinsinuaregive to understandimplicareexpress or state indirectlysbottaregive sudden release to an expressionsuggerirecall to mindimplicaresuggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logicsfogaregive expression or utterance toformulareput into words or an expressionaccentare, accentuare, calcare, conculcare, opprimere, sottolineareto stress, single out as importanttype of:
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transmit (knowledge or skills)synonyms: impartire, rinunciare, rinunziaretypes:impartiremake known; pass on, of informationringraziareexpress gratitude or show appreciation totype of:raccontarelet something be known
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impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
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impose as a duty, burden, or punishmentsynonyms: infliggere, irrogaretype of:imporreimpose and collect
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bring forth or yield
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lead, extend, or afford accesssynonyms: andare, arrivare, capeggiare, condurre, estendersi, guidare, portare
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convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestowsynonyms: emanare, emettere, porgere, prestare, promulgare
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