Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.pronˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pron‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

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Variant of imprentare (itself from Old French empreinte), influenced by pronto.

Verb

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improntàre (first-person singular present imprónto, first-person singular past historic improntài, past participle improntàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to imprint, impress
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Etymology 2

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From im- +‎ pronto +‎ -are.

Verb

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improntàre (first-person singular present imprónto, first-person singular past historic improntài, past participle improntàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to prepare, get ready
    Synonyms: apprestare, preparare
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Old French emprunter and probably adapted in form to etymology 2. First attested in 1260[1]

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improntàre (first-person singular present imprónto, first-person singular past historic improntài, past participle improntàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to lend
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References

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  1. ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ɪmˈprumut-a-/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.

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Spanish

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Verb

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improntare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of improntar