invasare

Italian

Etymology 1

From invaso + -are.

Verb

invasàre (first-person singular present invàso, first-person singular past historic invasài, past participle invasàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to possess, to seize (the soul, the mind) (of a feeling, passion, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to intoxicate, to infatuate (of an obsessive idea, etc.)
  3. (transitive, humorous or ironic) to seize, to inspire (of the Muses or similar poetic inspiration)
  4. (transitive) to possess (of the devil or an evil spirit)
  5. (transitive, figurative) to disturb, to cause to rage or rave, to cause to be delirious
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Etymology 2

From in- + vaso + -are. Compare to English envase, Spanish envasar, French envaser, Portuguese envazar.

Verb

invasàre (first-person singular present invàso, first-person singular past historic invasài, past participle invasàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pot (a plant)
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Further reading

  • invasare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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