impadronirsi
Italian
Etymology
From impadronire + -si.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.pa.droˈnir.si/[1]
- Rhymes: -irsi
- Hyphenation: im‧pa‧dro‧nìr‧si
Verb
impadronìrsi (first-person singular present mi impadronìsco, first-person singular past historic mi impadronìi, past participle impadronìtosi) (intransitive)
- to seize or take possession [with di ‘something’] (often forcefully or illegally)
- Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
- to seize, to steal [with di ‘something portable’]
- Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
- (figurative) to master [with di ‘a subject’]
- Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
Conjugation
Conjugation of impadronìrsi (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
References
- ^ impadronirsi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- impadronirsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana