manomettere

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin manūmittere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.noˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: ma‧no‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

manométtere (first-person singular present manométto, first-person singular past historic manomìsi, past participle manomésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to tamper with
  2. to open (a letter without permission)
  3. to force (a lock)
  4. to break open (a safe)
  5. (historical, Ancient Rome law) to manumit (a slave)

Conjugation

See also

  • (it, manomettere)

Further reading

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

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