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scongiurare

to avert, to ward off

verb skon-joo-RAH-reh Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

to beseech, to implore

Usage Note

Scongiurare has two related senses: to avert a danger (scongiurare una crisi = to avert a crisis) and to implore someone urgently (ti scongiuro = I beg you). The superstitious gesture of touching iron (toccare ferro) is itself called fare gli scongiuri. Uses avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Dobbiamo scongiurare questo rischio al più presto."

Natural Translation

We must avert this risk as soon as possible.

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