abbagliare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps derived from Latin varius (“various, different”), with reference to the variety of colors.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
abbagliàre (first-person singular present abbàglio, first-person singular past historic abbagliài, past participle abbagliàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to dazzle
- Synonym: accecare
- (transitive, figurative) to dazzle; to impress; to fascinate
- Synonym: impressionare
- (intransitive) to be dazzled [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of abbagliàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms edit
- abbagliante (“dazzling”)
- abbaglianti m pl (“high-beam”)
- abbagliarsi
Further reading edit
- abbagliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana