confessare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnfessāre (to confess), a derivative of Latin cōnfessus, past participle of cōnfiteor (to confess, to admit) from con- + fateor (to admit).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kon.fesˈsa.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: con‧fes‧sà‧re

Verb[edit]

confessàre (first-person singular present confèsso, first-person singular past historic confessài, past participle confessàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to confess, admit, own up
    Synonym: ammettere
  2. to confide, disclose
    Synonyms: confidare, rivelare

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