impedantire

Italian

Etymology

From im- + pedante + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.pe.danˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧pe‧dan‧tì‧re

Verb

impedantìre (first-person singular present impedantìsco, first-person singular past historic impedantìi, past participle impedantìto, auxiliary èssere or avére) (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to become pedantic
  2. (transitive) to cause to become pedantic
    Antonym: spedantire

Usage notes

  • The verb takes essere as the auxiliary when intransitive, and avere when transitive.

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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