impuzzire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From im- +‎ puzzo (stink, smell, noun) +‎ -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /im.putˈt͡si.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧puz‧zì‧re

Verb[edit]

This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

impuzzìre (first-person singular present impuzzìsco, first-person singular past historic impuzzìi, past participle impuzzìto, auxiliary èssere or avére) (rare)

  1. (intransitive) to become smelly or stinky
  2. (transitive) to cause to become smelly or stinky; to stink out
    Synonym: impuzzolentire
    C'erano sacchi di rifiuti che impuzzivano l'ambiente
    There were garbage bags stinking out the place

Usage notes[edit]

  • The verb takes essere as the auxiliary in its intransitive meaning, and avere otherwise.

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Further reading[edit]

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