Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

From s- +‎ paura (fear) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /spa.uˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spa‧u‧rà‧re

Verb

edit

spauràre (first-person singular present spaùro, first-person singular past historic spaurài, past participle spauràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic or poetic, transitive) to frighten or scare
    Synonyms: impaurire, intimidire, spaurire, spaventare
    Antonyms: confortare, rassicurare, rincuorare, rinfrancare, tranquillizzare

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

Anagrams

edit