Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin ingluttīre, from Latin in + gluttiō (to swallow).[1] Cognate to Italian deglutire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ɡjotˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ghiot‧tì‧re

Verb

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inghiottìre (first-person singular present (in the literal meaning) inghiottìsco or (figuratively) inghiótto, first-person singular past historic inghiottìi, past participle inghiottìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to swallow
    Synonym: ingoiare
  2. (figurative) to suppress, to swallow (tears, sighs, etc.)
  3. (figurative) to swallow up, to engulf
  4. (figurative) to swallow up, to consume, to devour (resources)
  5. (figurative) to tolerate, to bear

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ “inghiottire” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN