Competenze Lessicali SAT 4 - lezione 50

to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

riabilitare

to make a counterattack or respond in a similar manner

ritaliare, vendicarsi

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

peculare, frodare

to soften or break down food by soaking it in a liquid, often a flavored liquid like wine or vinegar

macerare, ammorbidire

make imperfect

viziato, deteriorare

to officially start or introduce something

inaugurare

assign a name or title to

designare, nominare

to state one's opinion in such a manner that shows one believes to be the only person to fully know it and be unarguably correct

pontificare

pull up by or as if by the roots

sradicare, scavare

to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal

collaborare

fall into decay or ruin

dilapidare, degradare

(of a monarch or ruler) to step down from a position of power

abdicare

to create a series of holes in something, typically for the purpose of making separation or tearing easier

perforare, fare_fori

to chew food by biting and grinding it with the teeth

masticare, triturare

to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank

relegare

to remove water from a substance, often causing it to become dry

disidratare, disidratarsi

to fertilize a woman's egg with sperm, resulting in pregnancy

impregnare, fecondare

to introduce new ideas, methods, or products to improve or change the current way of doing things

innovare, rinnovare

to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

confiscare

to free someone or something from a difficult or entangled situation

estrarre, liberare