Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ pania +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.paˈnja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pa‧nià‧re

Verb

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impaniàre (first-person singular present impànio, first-person singular past historic impaniài, past participle impaniàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to smear (a stick or branch) with birdlime
  2. to catch (a bird) with birdlime
  3. (figurative, uncommon) to trick, to deceive

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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