Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ tonto +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.tonˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ton‧tì‧re

Verb

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intontìre (first-person singular present intontìsco, first-person singular past historic intontìi, past participle intontìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, literally) to make stupid
  2. (transitive, by extension) to stupefy, to stun, to daze
  3. (intransitive) to become dazed, to become groggy (due to medication, etc.) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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