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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *adquassiāre, derived from Latin quassus, perfect passive participle of quatiō (“to shake, agitate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.kaʃˈʃa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: ac‧ca‧scià‧re
Verb
accasciàre (first-person singular present accàscio, first-person singular past historic accasciài, past participle accasciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to weaken
- Synonyms: abbattere, afflosciare, buttare giù, debilitare, deprimere, estenuare, prostrare, sfiancare, sfibrare, sfinire, spossare, stremare
- Antonyms: fortificare, irrobustire, rafforzare, rinforzare, rinvigorire, risollevare, tirare su
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Further reading
- accasciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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