Meaning
to oust, depose
- To strip someone of political power or a ruling title; depose.
- To supplant, displace, or remove someone from a dominant position.
In a sentence
I ribelli hanno spodestato il vecchio sovrano senza violenza.
The rebels ousted the old ruler without violence.
Chi riuscirà a spodestare la squadra campione in carica?
Who will manage to dethrone the reigning champion team?
Nessun rivale ha ancora spodestato l'azienda dal vertice del mercato.
No rival has yet unseated the company from the top of the market.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spodestare | infinitive |
| spodesto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spodesti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spodesta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spodestiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spodestate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spodestano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spodestavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spodestavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spodestava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spodestavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spodestavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spodestavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spodestai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spodestasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spodestò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spodestammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spodestaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spodestarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spodesterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spodesterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spodesterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spodesteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spodesterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spodesteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spodesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spodesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spodesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spodestiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spodestiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spodestino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spodestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spodestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spodestasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spodestassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spodestaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spodestassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spodesterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spodesteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spodesterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spodesteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spodestereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spodesterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spodesta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spodestiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spodestate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spodestando | gerund |
| spodestato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses. Can be used literally (rulers) or figuratively (champions, leaders).