Italian

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Etymology

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Unknown

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.t͡ʃi.priɲˈɲi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ci‧pri‧gnì‧re

Verb

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inciprignìre (first-person singular present inciprignìsco, first-person singular past historic inciprignìi, past participle inciprignìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére) (literary or regional)

  1. (intransitive) to become irritated or inflamed [auxiliary essere] (of wounds)
    Synonym: irritarsi
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to become irritated or angry [auxiliary essere] (of people)
    Synonyms: adirarsi, indispettirsi, innervosirsi
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to irritate, to make irritated
    Synonym: irritare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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