imbonire

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Italian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /im.boˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧bo‧nì‧re

Verb[edit]

imbonìre (first-person singular present imbonìsco, first-person singular past historic imbonìi, past participle imbonìto, auxiliary avére or (in the archaic intransitive meaning) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to persuade (someone) (to buy something)
  2. (transitive, by extension) to persuade, to convince (in general)
    Synonyms: persuadere, convincere
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to appease, to quiet
    Synonyms: placare, ammansire
  4. (intransitive, archaic) to calm (of the wind, a storm, etc.) [auxiliary essere]

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