sconfessare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom s- + confessare (“to confess”). Compare French désavouer.[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsconfessàre (first-person singular present sconfèsso, first-person singular past historic sconfessài, past participle sconfessàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to disavow, disown
- Synonyms: ritrattare, abiurare, rinnegare, disconoscere
- sconfessare le proprie idee ― to disavow one's own ideas
- (transitive, by extension) to renounce, reject or repudiate
- Synonyms: disapprovare, disconoscere, smentire
- sconfessare la notizia ― to disapprove of the news
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sconfessàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ sconfessare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana