incattivire

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From in- +‎ cattivo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /in.kat.tiˈvi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cat‧ti‧vì‧re

Verb[edit]

incattivìre (first-person singular present incattivìsco, first-person singular past historic incattivìi, past participle incattivìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make (someone) wicked or nasty
  2. (transitive) to exacerbate
  3. (transitive) to irritate
  4. (intransitive) to become wicked or nasty [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive) to become grumpy or aggressive [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive) to get irritated [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive) to go wild (of a plant) [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive) to spoil (of wine, oil, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
  9. (intransitive) to become inflamed or pus-filled (of a wound) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • incattivire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]