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dotaree

to equip

verb doh-TAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin dotare (to endow with a dowry), from dos, dotis (dowry).

Also means

to endow

Usage Note

Dotare means to provide someone or something with a necessary resource or quality: dotare una scuola di computer (to equip a school with computers). The past participle dotato is commonly used as an adjective meaning 'gifted' or 'well-equipped'. It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Hanno dotato il laboratorio di nuovi strumenti."

Natural Translation

They equipped the laboratory with new instruments.

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