imbalsamare

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Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ balsamo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.bal.saˈma.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧bal‧sa‧mà‧re

Verb

imbalsamàre (first-person singular present imbàlsamo, first-person singular past historic imbalsamài, past participle imbalsamàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to embalm
  2. (transitive, figurative) to keep intact, to preserve from oblivion
  3. (transitive, figurative) to imprison in a rigid ideology
  4. (transitive) to perfume, to embalm, to make fragrant or aromatic

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Further reading

  • imbalsamare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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