Italian

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Etymology

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From abissare, wrongly interpreted as containing a prefix ab- and then substituted with sub-.

Verb

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subissàre (first-person singular present subìsso, first-person singular past historic subissài, past participle subissàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to sink, to destroy, to ruin
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) to sink, to fall, to be ruined [auxiliary essere]
  3. (transitive, figurative) to overwhelm [+ di (praise, requests, questions, insults, etc.) = with]

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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