dilagare
Italian
Etymology
From di- + lago (“lake”) + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.laˈɡa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: di‧la‧gà‧re
Verb
dilagàre (first-person singular present dilàgo, first-person singular past historic dilagài, past participle dilagàto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)
- to flood [auxiliary essere]
- (figurative) to spread, to be rampant [auxiliary essere]
- La corruzione dilaga. ― Corruption is rampant.
Conjugation
Conjugation of dilagàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
- dilagante (adjective)