aguzzare
Italian
Etymology
From earlier *acuzzare, from Vulgar Latin *acūtiāre, a verb based on Latin acūtus (“sharp”). Cognate with French aiguiser, Catalan and Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡutˈt͡sa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: a‧guz‧zà‧re
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Verb
aguzzàre (first-person singular present agùzzo, first-person singular past historic aguzzài, past participle aguzzàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to sharpen
Conjugation
Conjugation of aguzzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- aguzzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana