Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ curioso +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ku.rjoˈzi.re/, (traditional) /in.ku.rjoˈsi.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cu‧rio‧sì‧re

Verb

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incuriosìre (first-person singular present incuriosìsco, first-person singular past historic incuriosìi, past participle incuriosìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to arouse curiosity in, to make curious, to intrigue

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ curioso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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