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seminare

1. partitive plural of seminar

From Latin sēmināre (“to sow”).

• IPA^(key): /se.miˈna.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: se‧mi‧nà‧re

seminàre (first-person singular present sémino, first-person singular past historic seminài, past participle seminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. (also figurative) to sow; to seed

   Synonym: piantare

   seminare il grano ― to sow the grain

   seminare discordia ― to sow [the seeds of] discord

2. (figurative, by extension) to leave or forget items here and there, messily; to strew

   Synonyms: spargere, disseminare, diffondere, sparpagliare

   ha seminato i suoi vestiti per la stanza

   he left his clothes strewn about the room

3. (figurative, by extension) to leave behind, covering one's tracks; to shake off

   i ladri sono riusciti a seminare la macchina della polizia

   the thieves were able to leave the police car behind

   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Julia, in effetti, non cercava di seminarlo; allungava il passo solo per non averlo accanto.

     She did not actually try to shake him off, but walked at just such a speed as to prevent his keeping abreast of her.

     (literally, “Julia, in effect, was not trying to shake him off; she was lengthening her stride just so that he wouldn't be right beside her.”)

• Miranese, marinese, meranesi, seminerà

sēmināre

1. inflection of sēminō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative