Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin licentiāre. Compare French licencier.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /li.t͡ʃenˈt͡sja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: li‧cen‧zià‧re

Verb edit

licenziàre (first-person singular present licènzio, first-person singular past historic licenziài, past participle licenziàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to dismiss (a guest, etc.)
  2. to lay off, to make redundant (an employee)
  3. to fire, to give the sack, to give someone the boot
  4. to graduate (a student)
  5. (law) to evict (a tenant)
  6. (printing) to license (a book for printing)

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