Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ tonto +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.tonˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ton‧tì‧re

Verb edit

intontìre (first-person singular present intontìsco, first-person singular past historic intontìi, past participle intontìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, literally) to make stupid
  2. (transitive, by extension) to stupefy, to stun, to daze
  3. (intransitive) to become dazed, to become groggy (due to medication, etc.) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • intontire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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