degnare

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dignāre. Compare French daigner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deɲˈɲa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: de‧gnà‧re

Verb

degnàre (first-person singular present dégno, first-person singular past historic degnài, past participle degnàto, auxiliary avére or (alternatively when intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to deign to give (literally, "to judge worthy")
    degnare qualcuno di una rispostato deign to give someone an answer
  2. (intransitive) to deign [with infinitive] [auxiliary avere or essere]

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