accanirsi
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a- + cane (“dog”) + -ire + -si.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
accanìrsi (first-person singular present mi accanìsco, first-person singular past historic mi accanìi, past participle accanìto)
- (intransitive) to rage [+ su (object) = against] or [+ con (object) = against] or [+ contro (object) = against] or [+ a (infinitive) = against (doing something)]
- i teppisti si accanivano contro il malcapitato
- the thugs were raging against the poor person
- (intransitive) to persist [+ in (object) = in] or [+ a (infinitive) = in (doing something)]
- accanirsi nello studio ― to persist in studying
- la sfortuna si accanisce a perseguitarlo
- misfortune continues to haunt him
- (literally, “misfortune persists in following him”)
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- Italian terms prefixed with a-
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- Italian terms suffixed with -si
- Italian 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/irsi
- Rhymes:Italian/irsi/4 syllables
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- Italian verbs ending in -ire
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