Italian

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Etymology

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From sangue (blood) +‎ -ficare (-ify).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /san.ɡwi.fiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: san‧gui‧fi‧cà‧re

Verb

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sanguificàre (first-person singular present sanguìfico, first-person singular past historic sanguificài, past participle sanguificàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to irrigate with blood
  2. (intransitive) to stimulate the production of blood

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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