ammansire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + manso (“meek, tame”) + -ire.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ammansìre (first-person singular present ammansìsco, first-person singular past historic ammansìi, past participle ammansìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (also figurative) to tame
- to pacify; to placate; to calm down
- Synonyms: pacificare, placare; see also Thesaurus:calmare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ammansìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- ammansire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana