tranquillare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin tranquillāre (to make calm; to tranquilize).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tran.kwilˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tran‧quil‧là‧re

Verb

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tranquillàre (first-person singular present tranquìllo, first-person singular past historic tranquillài, past participle tranquillàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, uncommon, literary) to calm down
    Synonyms: calmare, sedare, tranquillizzare
  2. (transitive, uncommon, literary, figurative) to placate, to appease
  3. (transitive, uncommon, literary, figurative) to soothe (pain, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to reassure
  5. (transitive, archaic) to make (something) sure or secure
  6. (transitive, archaic) to keep (someone) quiet, to keep at bay
  7. (intransitive, archaic) to enjoy peace and serenity [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive, archaic) to enjoy oneself, to have fun [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: svagarsi

Conjugation

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Latin

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Verb

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tranquillāre

  1. inflection of tranquillō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative