scavalcare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to unsaddle (to throw from the saddle)
  2. (transitive) to pass over; to overcome (an obstacle, difficulty, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to overtake; to climb over; to leapfrog
  4. (transitive) to overtake; to climb over; to leapfrog
  5. (transitive) to adopt views further to the extreme of their party; to become polarized (of a politician, etc.)
  6. (archaic, intransitive) to dismount (from a horse) [with da]

Synonyms

sbal’cà

zzompa’

Frequency

21k
Hyphenated as
sca‧val‧cà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ska.valˈka.re/
Etymology

From s- + cavalcare (“to ride”).

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