sforzare
Italian
Etymology
s- + forzare or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin root *exfortiāre, from ex + *fortiāre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin fortia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fortis. Compare French efforcer, Spanish esforzar, Catalan esforçar.
Verb
sforzare
- (transitive) to force, strain