Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ manso (meek, tame) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /am.manˈsi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: am‧man‧sì‧re

Verb

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ammansìre (first-person singular present ammansìsco, first-person singular past historic ammansìi, past participle ammansìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to tame
  2. to pacify; to placate; to calm down
    Synonyms: pacificare, placare; see also Thesaurus:calmare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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