rintuzzare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably ultimately from Latin tundere (“to beat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rintuzzàre (first-person singular present rintùzzo, first-person singular past historic rintuzzài, past participle rintuzzàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, uncommon) to blunt (a weapon)
- (transitive, figurative) to blunt, to retort (an insult, an accusation, an attack, etc.)
- (transitive, figurative) to repress, to hold back, to curb (an emotion, a sentiment, etc.)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of rintuzzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)