commissionare
to commission, to order (a work)
verb kom-mees-syoh-NAH-reh Rare
Usage Note
Commissionare takes avere as its auxiliary. It specifically means to formally commission or order something to be created or produced — a work of art, a report, a weapon system. It differs from ordinare (to order goods) in implying a bespoke, contracted creation. The noun is commissione.
Examples
"Il governo ha commissionato una nuova indagine."
Natural Translation
The government commissioned a new investigation.
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