caldeggiare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *caldidiāre, derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). By surface analysis, caldo + -eggiare.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
caldeggiàre (first-person singular present caldéggio, first-person singular past historic caldeggiài, past participle caldeggiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to support warmly or enthusiastically
- Synonym: perorare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of caldeggiàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading edit
- caldeggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana