Italian

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ convincersi (to convince oneself).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaw.to.konˈvin.t͡ʃer.si/
  • Rhymes: -intʃersi
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧con‧vìn‧cer‧si

Verb

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autoconvìncersi (first-person singular present mi autoconvìnco, first-person singular past historic mi autoconvìnsi, past participle autoconvìnto)

  1. (intransitive) to convince oneself (of), to talk oneself (into) [with di ‘something, especially something erroneous’; orwith di (+ infinitive) or a (+ infinitive) ‘do(ing) something’; orwith che (+ indicative clause) ‘that something is the case’; orwith che (+ subjunctive clause) ‘do(ing) something’]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • autoconvincersi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication