accasciare

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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)

  1. (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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