aguzzare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From earlier *acuzzare, from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, a verb based on Latin acūtus (sharp). Cognate with French aiguiser, Catalan and Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ɡutˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧guz‧zà‧re
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Verb

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aguzzàre (first-person singular present agùzzo, first-person singular past historic aguzzài, past participle aguzzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sharpen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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