Italian

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Etymology

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Probably derived from an onomatopoeic alteration of intero (whole).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ti.ritˈt͡si.re/, (traditional) /in.ti.ridˈd͡zi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ti‧riz‧zì‧re

Verb

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intirizzìre (first-person singular present intirizzìsco, first-person singular past historic intirizzìi, past participle intirizzìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb)
  2. (transitive, archaic, rare) to stiffen, to paralyze
  3. (intransitive) to go numb [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, by extension) to freeze (to be affected by cold) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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