imbestialire

Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ bestiale (beast-like) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.bes.tjaˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧be‧stia‧lì‧re

Verb

imbestialìre (first-person singular present imbestialìsco, first-person singular past historic imbestialìi, past participle imbestialìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to infuriate, to enrage
  2. (intransitive) to become infuriated, to become enraged, to fly into a rage [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: (vulgar) incazzarsi

Conjugation

Further reading

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