Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ cretino +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.kre.tiˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cre‧ti‧nì‧re

Verb

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incretinìre (first-person singular present incretinìsco, first-person singular past historic incretinìi, past participle incretinìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to stultify, to make stupid
  2. (intransitive) to become stupid [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: incretinirsi

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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