Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin amāricāre,[1] a verb based on Latin amārus (sour, bitter).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ma.riˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ri‧cà‧re

Verb

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amaricàre (first-person singular present amàrico, first-person singular past historic amaricài, past participle amaricàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to make bitter
    Synonyms: amareggiare, angosciare
  2. (transitive, archaic) to embitter, to sadden
    Synonyms: amareggiare, rattristare
  3. (intransitive, rare) to have a bitter taste [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “amarĭcare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 389

Further reading

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

Latin

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Verb

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amāricāre

  1. inflection of amāricō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative