Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Dimandá-re, v. a.
1. to demand, question, inquire, interrogate; 2. to demand (as a right), claim, pretend to; 3. to sue for (in law); s. m.Dimandá-tóre , f. Dimandá-tríce; adj. Dimandá-nte.
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