Italian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.pos.sesˈsar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: im‧pos‧ses‧sàr‧si

Verb

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impossessàrsi (first-person singular present mi impossèsso, first-person singular past historic mi impossessài, past participle impossessàto) (intransitive)

  1. to seize, to take possession [with di ‘of something’]
    Synonym: impadronirsi (more common)
  2. (uncommon) to kidnap [with di ‘someone’]
  3. (figurative) to take hold of, to possess [with di ‘someone or their soul’] (of a vice, passion, etc.)
  4. (figurative) to master [with di ‘a subject’]
    Synonym: impadronirsi (more common)

Conjugation

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