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insorto

insurgent

noun een-SOR-toh Rare

Origin: Latin insurgere (to rise up)

Also means

rebel

Usage Note

Insorto is the past participle of insorgere (to rise up, to revolt) used as a noun meaning a person who has risen in armed rebellion. The feminine is insorta, plural insorti/insorte. It is used in both historical contexts (the insorti of the Risorgimento) and contemporary reporting on armed uprisings. As an adjective it means 'that has arisen' and can also describe a newly appeared problem: un problema insorto di recente.

Examples

"Gli insorti controllavano il centro della città."

Natural Translation

The insurgents controlled the city centre.

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