insolentire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
insolentìre (first-person singular present insolentìsco, first-person singular past historic insolentìi, past participle insolentìto, auxiliary (transitive, also intransitive in the meaning "to insult") avére or (intransitive in the rare meaning "to become insolent") èssere)
- (transitive) to insult, to verbally abuse
- Synonyms: ingiuriare, insultare
- (transitive, uncommon) to make insolent, to make rude and arrogant
- (intransitive, uncommon) to insult, to verbally abuse, to be rude [+ contro (object) = to] [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive, rare) to become insolent, to become rude and arrogant [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of insolentìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive, also intransitive in the meaning "to insult".
2Intransitive in the rare meaning "to become insolent".
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- insolentire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana