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Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *basīre, maybe of Celtic origin.

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basìre (first-person singular present basìsco, first-person singular past historic basìi, past participle basìto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive, literary)

  1. to feel faint, to faint, to swoon (of hunger, heat, cold, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (by extension) to be astonished, to be astounded (from fear) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (archaic) to die [auxiliary essere]

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