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suscitare

to arouse

verb soo-shee-TAH-reh Rare

Also means

to provoke

Usage Note

Suscitare collocates strongly with abstract nouns: suscitare interesse ('to arouse interest'), suscitare polemiche ('to stir controversy'), suscitare reazioni ('to provoke reactions'). It uses avere as its auxiliary and is more formal than provocare.

Examples

"La notizia ha suscitato grande interesse."

Natural Translation

The news aroused great interest.

Literal Translation

The news has aroused great interest.

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