Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ bizzarro +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.bid.d͡zarˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧biz‧zar‧rì‧re

Verb

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imbizzarrìre (first-person singular present imbizzarrìsco, first-person singular past historic imbizzarrìi, past participle imbizzarrìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to take fright, to bolt (of a horse) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive) to go mad, to rage, to fly off the handle (of a person) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive, rare) to effervesce, to fizz [auxiliary essere]
  4. (transitive, rare) to irritate, to agitate, to drive mad

Conjugation

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Further reading

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