fare proprio

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to make one's (own)”.

Verb

fàre proprio (first-person singular present fàccio proprio, first-person singular past historic féci proprio, past participle fàtto proprio, first-person singular imperfect facévo proprio, second-person singular imperative fài proprio or fà' proprio, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) to make (an idea, argument, etc.) one's own; to endorse
   • 2021 March 29, Federico Rampini, “Biden chiede cautela: "Non molliamo ora, la guerra non è vinta" [Biden asks for caution: "Let's not give up now, the war is not won"]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     Il segretario di Stato Antony Blinken fa suo lo scetticismo che a suo tempo era stato espresso dall'Amministrazione Trump.

     The Secretary of State Antony Blinken endorses the skepticism that at his time was expressed by the Trump Administration.