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Italian
Etymology
From a- + basso (“low”) + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.basˈsa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ab‧bas‧sà‧re
Verb
abbassàre (first-person singular present abbàsso, first-person singular past historic abbassài, past participle abbassàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to lower
- Synonyms: calare, diminuire, attenuare, ridurre
- Antonym: alzare
- to press down (on a pedal)
- Antonym: alzare
- to dim (a light)
- Synonym: smorzare
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Further reading
- abbassare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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