verbverb
seminare
sow
Definition & meaning
Seminare means to sow: to plant seeds in the ground. It can also mean to spread something, such as ideas, doubt or disorder.
Colloquially, it can mean to shake off or lose someone who is following you.
Grammar & Word origin
- Verb: first conjugation, ending in -are.
- Past participle: seminato.
- From Latin seminare, meaning “to sow,” related to semen, “seed.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- piantare — “to plant”; broader than seminare, as it can refer to plants as well as seeds.
- diffondere — “to spread”; a synonym in the figurative sense.
- raccogliere — “to harvest”; a contrasting action rather than a strict antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Io semino fiori nel giardino.verb
I sow flowers in the garden.
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