incalzare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *incalciāre, *incalceāre, from Latin calx (“heel”). Compare Catalan and Portuguese encalçar, Spanish encalzar, Occitan encauçar.

Verb

incalzare

1. (transitive) To chase, to follow closely, to be hot on somebody's heels, to ply, to press.
2. (intransitive) but takes avere as auxiliary To be imminent, to be pressing, to urge.

Synonyms

• pressare

Derived terms

• incalzante

Anagrams

• incalzerà