smacchiare

Italian

Etymology 1

From s- +‎ macchia (“stain”) +‎ -are.

Verb

smacchiàre (first-person singular present smàcchio, first-person singular past historic smacchiài, past participle smacchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to remove stains from (a garment)
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Etymology 2

From s- +‎ macchia (“shrub, shrubland”) +‎ -are.

Verb

smacchiàre (first-person singular present smàcchio, first-person singular past historic smacchiài, past participle smacchiàto, auxiliary avére) (uncommon)

  1. (transitive) to deforest
    Synonym: diboscare
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to leave the bush or the forest
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