impuzzire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From im- + puzzo (“stink, smell”, noun) + -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
impuzzìre (first-person singular present impuzzìsco, first-person singular past historic impuzzìi, past participle impuzzìto, auxiliary èssere or avére) (rare)
- (intransitive) to become smelly or stinky
- (transitive) to cause to become smelly or stinky; to stink out
- Synonym: impuzzolentire
- C'erano sacchi di rifiuti che impuzzivano l'ambiente
- There were garbage bags stinking out the place
Usage notes edit
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of impuzzìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- impuzzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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