Italian edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ cane (dog) +‎ -ire +‎ -si.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ak.kaˈnir.si/
  • Rhymes: -irsi
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧nìr‧si

Verb edit

accanìrsi (first-person singular present mi accanìsco, first-person singular past historic mi accanìi, past participle accanìto)

  1. (intransitive) to rage [+ su (object) = against] or [+ con (object) = against] or [+ contro (object) = against] or [+ a (infinitive) = against (doing something)]
    i teppisti si accanivano contro il malcapitato
    the thugs were raging against the poor person
  2. (intransitive) to persist [+ in (object) = in] or [+ a (infinitive) = in (doing something)]
    accanirsi nello studioto persist in studying
    la sfortuna si accanisce a perseguitarlo
    misfortune continues to haunt him
    (literally, “misfortune persists in following him”)

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