accanire

Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ cane (dog) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.kaˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧nì‧re

Verb

accanìre (first-person singular present accanìsco, first-person singular past historic accanìi, past participle accanìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (archaic or literary) alternative form of accanare
  2. (archaic) to irritate like a dog

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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