Italian edit

Etymology edit

From im- +‎ bastire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /im.baˈsti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧ba‧stì‧re

Verb edit

imbastìre (first-person singular present imbastìsco, first-person singular past historic imbastìi, past participle imbastìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (sewing) to baste or tack (to sew with long stitches, for temporary use)
  2. (hatmaking) to wind the pile onto the basting drum
  3. (by extension) to mount (a construction) temporarily
  4. to outline (a speech, etc.)
  5. to fix, to settle on (a plan of attack, a prank, etc.)
  6. (shipbuilding) to begin construction of (a ship)
    Synonym: impostare

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Further reading edit

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

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