manomettere
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin manūmittere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
manométtere (first-person singular present manométto, first-person singular past historic manomìsi, past participle manomésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to tamper with
- to open (a letter without permission)
- to force (a lock)
- to break open (a safe)
- (historical, Ancient Rome law) to manumit (a slave)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of manométtere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms edit
See also edit
- (it, manomettere)
Further reading edit
- manomettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana