inghirlandare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From in- + ghirlanda + -are.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
inghirlandàre (first-person singular present inghirlàndo, first-person singular past historic inghirlandài, past participle inghirlandàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to wreath, to garland, to decorate with garlands
- (by extension, literary) to surround, to encircle
- Synonyms: cingere, circondare
- (rare, figurative) to flatter, to praise excessively
- Synonym: adulare
- (archaic) to fill (a glass) to the brim with wine
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of inghirlandàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Further reading edit
- inghirlandare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana