esigere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin exigere. Cognate with English exact.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈzi.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -idʒere
  • Hyphenation: e‧sì‧ge‧re
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

esìgere (first-person singular present esìgo, first-person singular past historic (uncommon) esigétti or (ditto, traditional) esigètti or (uncommon) esigéi, past participle esàtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to demand, require, call for
  2. to collect, exact

Conjugation

Further reading

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