avvincere

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Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ Latin vincire (to bind) +‎ -ere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /avˈvin.t͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -intʃere
  • Hyphenation: av‧vìn‧ce‧re

Verb

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avvìncere (first-person singular present avvìnco, first-person singular past historic avvìnsi, past participle avvìnto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, literary) to bind or tie
    Synonyms: legare, avviluppare
  2. (transitive, intransitive, figurative, by extension) to charm [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: attrarre, appassionare, rapire
  3. (transitive, intransitive, figurative, by extension) to enthral; to fascinate [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: sedurre, incantare, affascinare, stregare, interessare, trascinare
    una storia che avvincea story that fascinates

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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