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commissionare

to commission, to order (a work)

verb kom-mees-syoh-NAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Commissionare takes avere as its auxiliary. It specifically means to formally commission or order something to be created or produced — a work of art, a report, a weapon system. It differs from ordinare (to order goods) in implying a bespoke, contracted creation. The noun is commissione.

Examples

"Il governo ha commissionato una nuova indagine."

Natural Translation

The government commissioned a new investigation.

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