involare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.voˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧vo‧là‧re

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin involāre.

Verb

involàre (first-person singular present invólo, first-person singular past historic involài, past participle involàto, auxiliary avére) (literary, transitive)

  1. (literally, uncommon) to steal (things)
  2. (literally, uncommon) to kidnap (people)
  3. (figuratively) to steal, to take away (time, kisses, etc.)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From in- + volare.

Verb

involàre (first-person singular present invólo, first-person singular past historic involài, past participle involàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, aeronautics, rare) to take off (of an aircraft) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: decollare
Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

involāre

  1. inflection of involō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive indicative/imperative
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