avvincere
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + Latin vincire (“to bind”) + -ere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
avvìncere (first-person singular present avvìnco, first-person singular past historic avvìnsi, past participle avvìnto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, literary) to bind or tie
- Synonyms: legare, avviluppare
- (transitive, intransitive, figurative, by extension) to charm [auxiliary avere]
- Synonyms: attrarre, appassionare, rapire
- (transitive, intransitive, figurative, by extension) to enthral; to fascinate [auxiliary avere]
- Synonyms: sedurre, incantare, affascinare, stregare, interessare, trascinare
- una storia che avvince ― a story that fascinates
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of avvìncere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)