Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin acuēre, from acuō (to sharpen).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.kuˈi.re/[2]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: a‧cu‧ì‧re

Verb

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acuìre (first-person singular present acuìsco, first-person singular past historic acuìi, past participle acuìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sharpen or whet

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ acuire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ acuire in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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