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pestare

to beat up, to beat, to step on, to tread on

p e s ˈt a . r e
pest to beat up, to beat + are Infinitive
verb Rare #43,743
to beat up, to beat Often used informally to mean beating someone up.
IT: Non voglio pestare nessuno.
EN: I don’t want to beat anyone up.
to step on, to tread on
IT: Attento a non pestare i fiori.
EN: Be careful not to step on the flowers.
Conjugation of pestare
Past
pestato
pestare

Oh, giusto, lo dovevo pestare!

Oh, right, I was supposed to beat him up!

— La sfida del samurai (1961)

Che vado là da quelli a farmi pestare, è questo?

So I'm supposed to go over there and get beaten up—is that it?

— Il profeta (2009)

Il piccolo JB si è fatto pestare a sangue.

Little JB got himself beaten bloody.

— L'odio (1995)

Perché ti dovrebbero pestare?

Why would they beat you up?

— Il profeta (2009)

Sounds similar to

restare r e s ˈt a . r e pescare p e s ˈk a . r e testare t e s ˈt a . r e