sconfessare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From s- + confessare (“to confess”). Compare French désavouer.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sconfessàre (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 edit
References edit
- ^ sconfessare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana