guastare

From Latin vastāre, influenced by Frankish *wōstijan. Compare Portuguese gastar, Spanish gastar (“to spend”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsta.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: gua‧stà‧re

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1. (transitive) to ruin, to damage

   Synonyms: rovinare, sciupare, danneggiare, distruggere, rompere, deformare, sformare, deteriorare, logorare, nuocere, disturbare, turbare, sconvolgere, scombussolare, avvelenare

   la piena ha guastato il ponte ― the flood has ruined the bridge

   la notizia ci guastò la festa ― the news ruined the party for us

2. (transitive) to break (to cause to stop functioning properly)

   Synonym: rompere

   i ragazzi hanno guastato tutte le sedie del salotto

   the boys broke all the chairs in the living room

3. (transitive) to corrupt, lead astray

   Synonyms: corrompere, depravare, traviare, pervertire, viziare, insozzare

4. (transitive) to undo in order to do again, usually in a different way (typically of knitting)

   Synonym: disfare

   ogni notte, guastava la tela che aveva tessuto durante il giorno

   each night, she undid the shroud she had woven during the day

5. (transitive, obsolete) to destroy, lay waste (to)

   Synonyms: devastare, distruggere

6. (transitive, obsolete) to mutilate

   Synonym: mutilare

7. (transitive, obsolete) to execute (to put to death)

   Synonym: giustiziare

   • Pregò colui che a guastare il menava ― He begged the one who was carrying him to be executed
8. (intransitive) to be unpleasant or harmful

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• guasto (“breakdown”)
• guastarsi

• devastare

• aguraste, guasterà, segatura