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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