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premiare

reward

verb preh-MYAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from premio, 'prize', from Latin praemium

Also means

award a prize to

Usage Note

Premiare means to reward someone or award them a prize, built on the noun premio ('prize'). The person rewarded is the direct object: premiare gli studenti ('to reward the students'). Its past participle premiato doubles as an adjective for 'award-winning'.

Examples

"Vogliono premiare i migliori studenti."

Natural Translation

They want to reward the best students.

Literal Translation

They-want to-reward the best students.

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