Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ paura +‎ -ire, or from Latin paurire < pavor with the prefix im-. See also spaurire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.pa.uˈri.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧pa‧u‧rì‧re

Verb

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impaurìre (first-person singular present impaurìsco, first-person singular past historic impaurìi, past participle impaurìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to frighten, to scare, to terrify
    Synonyms: mettere paura, fare paura, intimorire, atterrire
  2. (intransitive) to get frightened, to scare [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ impaurire in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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