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scoprire

Definitions of scoprire
  1. verb
    remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
    synonyms: scoperchiare
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    antonyms:
    chiudere, coprire, coprirsi, ricoprire, rivestire
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    coprire, patinare
    form a cover over
  2. verb
    get undressed
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    antonyms:
    vestire
    provide with clothes or put clothes on
    abbigliarsi
    dress in a certain manner
    vestire
    provide with clothes or put clothes on
    types:
    squagliarsi, svignarsi
    take off with ease or speed
    type of:
    levarsi, togliersi
    take away or remove
  3. verb
    identify as in botany or biology, for example
    synonyms: identificare
  4. verb
    establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
    accertare, accertarsi, assicurarsi, certificarsi, sincerarsi
    find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
    ripescare, riscoprire, scovare, trovare, venire a sapere
    make a discovery, make a new finding
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    types:
    respingere, rifrangere, ripercuotere
    determine the refracting power of (a lens)
    censire
    conduct a census
    riportare
    determine the sum of
  5. verb
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    ripescare, riscoprire, scovare, trovare, venire a sapere
    make a discovery, make a new finding
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    type of:
    accorgersi, adocchiare, avvistare, scorgere, vedere
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
  6. verb
    make a discovery, make a new finding
    determinare, individuare, trovare, verificare
    establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
    determinare, individuare, notare, trovare, verificare
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  7. verb
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    scattare, slanciarsi
    be released or become known; of news
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    types:
    molleggiare
    produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
    confidare
    reveal in private; tell confidentially
    balbettare, spiattellare, tartagliare
    divulge confidential information or secrets
    type of:
    raccontare
    let something be known
  8. verb
    learn or discover with certainty
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