From quadr- +‎ -are, or from Latin quadrāre.

• IPA^(key): /kwaˈdra.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: qua‧drà‧re

quadràre (first-person singular present quàdro, first-person singular past historic quadrài, past participle quadràto, auxiliary (transitive or intransitive) avére or (alternatively when transitive) èssere)

1. (transitive) to square (to make square; to reduce to a square shape)

   Synonyms: squadrare, riquadrare

   quadrare un foglio ― to square a sheet (of paper)

2. (mathematics) to square (a number)
3. (geometry) to square (to draw a square with the same area as)

   quadrare un cerchio ― to square a circle

4. (transitive) to tally or balance
5. (intransitive) to be exact (of a calculation, etc.) [auxiliary avere or essere]

   Synonym: tornare

   il conteggio quadra ― the count is exact

   i conti non quadrano ― something doesn't add up (literally, “the counts are not exact”)

6. (chiefly in the negative) to inspire confidence (in); to convince [with a] [auxiliary avere or essere]

   Synonyms: ispirare fiducia, convincere, persuadere

   c'è qualcosa in questo coinvolgimento che non mi quadra

   there's something in this involvement that doesn't inspire confidence in me

7. (intransitive) to work; to function; to make sense [auxiliary avere or essere]

   l'esempio che lei ha fatto non quadra ― the example she made does not make sense

8. (intransitive, rare) to suit [with a or con] [auxiliary avere or essere]

   Synonyms: adattarsi, convenire, conformarsi, addirsi, calzare

9. (intransitive) to fit in [auxiliary avere or essere]
10. (intransitive, informal, rare) synonym of piacere [auxiliary avere or essere]

• quadro
• quadrato
• quadratura
• quadrettato

• quadrerà

quadrāre

1. inflection of quadrō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative