Italian

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Etymology

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From argine +‎ -are, from Vulgar Latin *arger, from Latin agger (rubble; mound; rampart).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gi‧nà‧re

Verb

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arginàre (first-person singular present àrgino, first-person singular past historic arginài, past participle arginàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to embank, to provide (a river, stream, etc.) with embankments
  2. (figurative) to check, to limit, to restrain, to contain

Conjugation

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