fregare

Definitions of fregare
  1. verb
    engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
    synonyms: barare, frodare, truffare
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    manomettere
    tamper, with the purpose of deception
    type of:
    abbacinare, gabbare, ingannare, tradire
    be false to; be dishonest with
  2. verb
    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
    synonyms: lucidare, lustrare
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    levigare
    make perfect or complete
  3. verb
    improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
    synonyms: affinare, cesellare, defecare, digrossare, dirozzare, forbire, levigare, raffinare
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    avvezzare, civilizzare, coltivare, educare, incivilire
    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
    type of:
    emendare, migliorare, perfezionare, perfezionarsi
    to make better
  4. verb
    make (a surface) shine
    synonyms: brunire, dirozzare, levigare, scozzonare
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    levigare, lisciare
    make slick or smooth
    brunire, levigare
    polish and make shiny
    brunire, levigare
    give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
    type of:
    abbellire, abbellirsi, fregiare, imbellire
    make more beautiful
  5. verb
    move over something with pressure
    synonyms: sfregare
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    inquietarsi, irritarsi, preoccuparsi, spazientirsi
    touch or rub constantly
    appannarsi
    make a smudge on; soil by smudging
    grattare, grattugiare, raspare
    scratch repeatedly
    asciugare, confricare, rasciugare, strofinare
    rub with a circular motion
    scopare, spazzare
    sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
    type of:
    dare, passare
    pass over, across, or through
  6. verb
    cause friction
    synonyms: graffiare, razzolare, sfilacciare, sfilacciarsi, sfregare
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    type of:
    toccare
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact
  7. verb
    give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
    synonyms: brunire, levigare
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    type of:
    brunire, dirozzare, levigare, scozzonare
    make (a surface) shine
  8. verb
    scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
    synonyms: graffiare, pizzicare, prudere, razzolare, sfregare
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    aduggiare, dare fastidio, esasperare, impermalire, indispettire, infastidire, irritare, raspare, scocciare, sdegnare, stizzire
    excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
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