Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ timore +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ti.moˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ti‧mo‧rì‧re

Verb

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intimorìre (first-person singular present intimorìsco, first-person singular past historic intimorìi, past participle intimorìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to frighten, to intimidate, to cow
    Synonyms: intimidire, impaurire

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • intimorire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • intimorire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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