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invasare

to pot

verb een-vah-ZAH-reh Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: From in- + vaso (pot/vessel).

Also means

to possess

Usage Note

Invasare primarily means to plant something in a pot: invasare una pianta ('to pot a plant'). A second, archaic/literary sense means to 'possess' or 'obsess' (as a spirit might): essere invasato ('to be possessed'). These two senses are etymologically the same root. Takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Ho invasato tutte le piante sul balcone."

Natural Translation

I potted all the plants on the balcony.

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