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dotarsi

Dotarsi is an Italian pronominal verb meaning to equip oneself or to provide oneself with something necessary or advantageous. It is most commonly used with the preposition di to indicate what is being acquired, as in dotarsi di strumenti adeguati, dotarsi di competenze, dotarsi di risorse finanziarie. The expression appears in formal, organizational, or policy contexts, though it can occur in everyday language when describing intentional preparation or improvement.

Dotarsi derives from dotare, to equip, with the reflexive pronoun si. It is conjugated like other -are

Usage notes: The phrase typically describes deliberate actions to enhance capabilities or resources, such as a

Differences with related forms: dotare means to equip (someone or something) and usually takes a direct object;

verbs
in
the
reflexive
form
and
is
used
with
essere
in
compound
tenses,
as
in
si
è
dotato,
si
è
dotata.
The
noun
dotazione,
endowment
or
equipment,
is
related
to
the
verb
and
reflects
the
sense
of
provision.
government
or
company
dotarsi
di
un
piano
di
emergenza,
una
città
dotarsi
di
sistemi
di
allarme,
or
a
person
dotarsi
di
nuove
competenze
attraverso
la
formazione.
dotarsi
is
the
reflexive
form
indicating
the
subject
provides
for
itself.
The
noun
dotazione
is
related,
as
are
expressions
with
essere
dotato
di.
See
also
dotazione,
dotare,
dotarsi
di.