soverchiare
Italian
editAlternative forms
edit- soperchiare (dated, rare)
Etymology
editFrom soverchio (“excessive”) + -are (verb suffix). Compare Sicilian supirchiari.
Verb
editsoverchiàre (first-person singular present sovèrchio, first-person singular past historic soverchiài, past participle soverchiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, literary) to overcome, to surmount, to go beyond (a wall, etc.)
- Synonyms: superare, sormontare, oltrepassare
- (transitive) to surpass
- Synonym: superare
- (transitive) to overwhelm, to overpower
- Synonyms: sopraffare, opprimere
- (intransitive, archaic or literary) to jut outward [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, archaic or literary) to abound, to be more than enough [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of soverchiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)