Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Es-pónere, Es-pórre, v. a. (V. ponere,)
1. to expound, explain, show, interpret, unfold, set forth. — l'ambasciata, to open the embassy;2. to expose, hazard, venture. — un fanciullo,to expose or drop a child; 3. to offer, expose any thing for sale; v. r. 1. to offer one's self, to be ready; 2. to expose one's self to danger;adj. Es-ponénte.
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