rintuzzare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Probably ultimately from Latin tundere (to beat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rin.tutˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rin‧tuz‧zà‧re

Verb

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rintuzzàre (first-person singular present rintùzzo, first-person singular past historic rintuzzài, past participle rintuzzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to blunt (a weapon)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to blunt, to retort (an insult, an accusation, an attack, etc.)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to repress, to hold back, to curb (an emotion, a sentiment, etc.)

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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