Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin praelībāre. By surface analysis, pre- +‎ libare.

Verb edit

prelibàre (first-person singular present prelìbo, first-person singular past historic prelibài, past participle prelibàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, literary)

  1. to foretaste (taste beforehand)
    Synonym: pregustare
  2. to mention beforehand superficially; to gloss over
    Synonyms: preaccennare, preannunciare

Conjugation edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

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