manomettere

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Italian

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin manūmittere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.noˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: ma‧no‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

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manométtere (first-person singular present manométto, first-person singular past historic manomìsi, past participle manomésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to tamper with
  2. to open (a letter without permission)
  3. to force (a lock)
  4. to break open (a safe)
  5. (historical, Ancient Rome law) to manumit (a slave)

Conjugation

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See also

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  • (it, manomettere)

Further reading

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  • manomettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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