azzerare

to zero out

verb ahd-dzeh-RAH-reh Rare

Also means

to reset

Usage Note

Azzerare literally means to bring something to zero — a counter, a debt, a score. Figuratively it means to wipe out or eliminate entirely: azzerare il debito (to eliminate the debt), azzerare le differenze (to erase differences). It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Il sistema ha azzerato tutti i dati precedenti."

Natural Translation

The system wiped out all previous data.

Literal Translation

The system has zeroed-out all the data previous.

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