Italian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin orbāre, derived from orbus (deprived).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /orˈba.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: or‧bà‧re

Verb edit

orbàre (first-person singular present òrbo, first-person singular past historic orbài, past participle orbàto, auxiliary avére) (literary)

  1. (transitive) to deprive, to bereave (someone) [+ di (a loved one) = of]
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to deprive (someone) [+ di (sight, one's eyes) = of]
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to blind (someone)
    Synonym: accecare

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

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

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Latin edit

Verb edit

orbāre

  1. inflection of orbō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative