sventare

Meaning

to foil, to thwart, to baffle

Concepts

foil

blanket

thwart

nullify

neutralise

negate

neutralize

Synonyms

frustrare

vanificare

mandare a monte

Translations

déjouer

vereiteln

ventear

frustrar

hacer fracasar

volver vano

فَشَّلَ

éventer

verijdelen

aventar

ματαιώνω

annuler

mateono

desbaratar

Hyphenated as

sven‧tà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zvenˈta.re/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exventāre, a verb based on Latin ventus (“wind”). Compare Sicilian sbintari.