accanirsi

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Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ cane (dog) +‎ -ire +‎ -si.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.kaˈnir.si/
  • Rhymes: -irsi
  • Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧nìr‧si

Verb

accanìrsi (first-person singular present mi accanìsco, first-person singular past historic mi accanìi, past participle accanìto)

  1. (intransitive) to rage
    i teppisti si accanivano contro il malcapitato
    the thugs were raging against the poor person
  2. (intransitive) to persist
    accanirsi nello studioto persist in studying
    la sfortuna si accanisce a perseguitarlo
    misfortune continues to haunt him
    (literally, “misfortune persists in following him”)

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