Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ sospetto (suspect) +‎ -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.so.spetˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧so‧spet‧tì‧re

Verb

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insospettìre (first-person singular present insospettìsco, first-person singular past historic insospettìi, past participle insospettìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to arouse suspicion, to make suspicious
  2. (intransitive, rare) to become suspicious [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: insospettirsi

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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