imbastire

Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ bastire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.basˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧ba‧stì‧re

Verb

imbastìre (first-person singular present imbastìsco, first-person singular past historic imbastìi, past participle imbastìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (sewing) to baste or tack (to sew with long stitches, for temporary use)
  2. (hatmaking) to wind the pile onto the basting drum
  3. (by extension) to mount (a construction) temporarily
  4. to outline (a speech, etc.)
  5. to fix, to settle on (a plan of attack, a prank, etc.)
  6. (shipbuilding) to begin construction of (a ship)
    Synonym: impostare

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Further reading

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

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