Italian edit

Etymology edit

From rin- +‎ cretino +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rin.kre.tiˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: rin‧cre‧ti‧nì‧re

Verb edit

rincretinìre (first-person singular present rincretinìsco, first-person singular past historic rincretinìi, past participle rincretinìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (colloquial)

  1. (transitive) to make stupid, to make a fool
  2. (transitive, by extension) to daze, to confuse
    Synonyms: confondere, frastornare
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to grow stupid, to get soft in the head [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: incretinire
  4. (intransitive, rare) to become stupid again [auxiliary essere]

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