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destare

to arouse

verb des-TAH-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to awaken

Usage Note

Destare means to arouse or stir (curiosity, suspicion, or interest) in a slightly formal register: destare sospetti (to arouse suspicion), destare interesse (to arouse interest). Reflexively, destarsi means 'to wake up' and is a literary synonym of svegliarsi. The non-reflexive 'awaken' sense is mostly poetic in modern usage.

Examples

"La notizia ha destato grande curiosità."

Natural Translation

The news aroused great curiosity.

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