ravviluppare
Italian
Etymology
From ra- + avviluppare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rav.vi.lupˈpa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: rav‧vi‧lup‧pà‧re
Verb
ravviluppàre (first-person singular present ravvilùppo, first-person singular past historic ravviluppài, past participle ravviluppàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, intensive)
- to wrap, to wind (a rope, etc.)
- to wrap up (a ball of yarn, etc.) (usually chaotically)
- (figurative) to confuse, to entangle, to deceive
- Synonyms: aggrovigliare, intricare
- to envelop
Conjugation
Conjugation of ravviluppàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Synonyms
- (all senses): avviluppare
Derived terms
Further reading
- ravviluppare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana