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drogare

to drug

verb droh-GAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From 'droga' (drug), from Dutch 'droog' (dry goods).

Also means

to spike (a drink)

Usage Note

Drogare means to administer drugs to someone, often covertly (hanno drogato il suo drink = they spiked her drink). The reflexive drogarsi means to take drugs habitually, and is the more common form heard in everyday speech. The past participle drogato is also used as a noun meaning 'drug addict'. It uses avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Si è drogato per anni prima di chiedere aiuto."

Natural Translation

He took drugs for years before asking for help.

Literal Translation

He himself-has drugged for years before asking for help.

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