impiegare

Definitions of impiegare
  1. verb
    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
    synonyms: adoperare, avvalersi, servirsi, usare, utilizzare, valersi
    applicare, coltivare
    avail oneself to
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    consacrare, darsi, dedicare, dedicarsi, votare
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    finalizzare, indirizzare
    address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
    disperdere, perdere, sciupare, sperperare, sprecare
    use inefficiently or inappropriately
    riciclare
    use again after processing
    mungere, sfruttare, spennare, spillare, succhiare
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
    sfruttare, spennare
    draw from; make good use of
    esercitare
    put to use
    condividere
    use jointly or in common
    sfruttare, spennare
    make the most of
    consacrarsi
    dedicate to a deity by a vow
    estrarre
    get from the earth by excavation
    mungere
    exploit as much as possible
    computerizzare
    control a function, process, or creation by a computer
    recuperare, ricuperare, rimettere, risollevarsi, scapitare
    reuse (materials from waste products)
    sfruttare, spennare
    work excessively hard
  2. verb
    take into one's possession
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    dare, passare
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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    adottare
    take into one's family
    prendere
    regain possession of something
    esigere, introitare, riscuotere
    call for and obtain payment of
    afferrare, avocare, confiscare, incamerare, pigliare, requisire, sequestrare
    take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
    intascare
    put in one's pocket
    privare, spogliare, togliere
    take away possessions from someone
    rincarare, risalire
    collect funds for a specific purpose
    pignorare
    confiscate by distress
  3. verb
    spend completely
    synonyms: adoperare, spendere, usare, utilizzare
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    infilzare, sfibrare
    use up (resources or materials)
  4. verb
    pass time in a specific way
    synonyms: adoperare, passare, spendere, trascorrere, usare, utilizzare, vivere
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