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racchiudere

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From ra- +‎ chiudere.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /rakˈkju.de.re/
    • Rhymes: -udere
    • Hyphenation: rac‧chiù‧de‧re

    Verb

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    racchiùdere (first-person singular present racchiùdo, first-person singular past historic racchiùsi, past participle racchiùso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to contain; to host
      Synonyms: includere, custodire, ospitare, contenere, comprendere
      questo museo racchiude molte opere d'arte
      this museum hosts many works of art
    2. to delimit; to demarcate; to enclose
      Synonyms: abbracciare, cingere, circondare, circoscrivere, delimitare
      il recinto racchiude i maiali
      the pen encloses the pigs
    3. to keep to oneself or in one's mind; to bottle up (of a feeling, emotion, etc.)
      Synonyms: custodire, serbare
      racchiudere un segreto
      to keep a secret (to oneself)
    4. (figurative) to include implicitly; to implicate; to encompass
      Synonyms: implicare, includere
      una regola che ne racchiude molte altre
      a rule that encompasses many others
    5. (archaic) to lock up; to jail
      Synonyms: incarcerare, imprigionare
    6. (archaic, rare) (with a) to impede
      Synonyms: impedire, ostacolare; see also Thesaurus:opporsi

    Conjugation

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