Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ab.botˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ab‧boz‧zà‧re

Etymology 1 edit

From a- +‎ bozza (draft, proof) +‎ -are.

Verb edit

abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sketch
  2. (transitive) to outline
  3. (transitive) to rough-hew (a sculpture)
    Synonym: (more common) sbozzare
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to grin and bear it [auxiliary avere]
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Etymology 2 edit

From a- +‎ bozza (stopper, backstay) +‎ -are.

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abbozzàre (first-person singular present abbòzzo, first-person singular past historic abbozzài, past participle abbozzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (nautical) to stop, to stopper (a cable) (to temporarily secure under tension with a stopper, i.e. with another cable)
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