immillare

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Italian

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Etymology

Possibly coined by poet Dante Alighieri, derived from im- +‎ mille (one thousand) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.milˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧mil‧là‧re

Verb

immillàre (first-person singular present immìllo, first-person singular past historic immillài, past participle immillàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (literary, transitive) to increase thousandfold, to multiply indefinitely
    • 1845, Antonio Rosmini, Teodicea, Boniardi-Pogliani, page 328:
      [] ordine e armonia che facendo riuscire da più individui un tutto, centuplica, anzi immilla il bene creato.
      order and harmony that, by making a whole out of many individuals, multiply the created good hundredfold, nay, thousandfold.
    • 1911, Guido Gozzano, “L'amica di nonna Speranza”, in I colloqui:
      [] il gran lampadario vetusto che pende a mezzo il salone ¶ e immilla nel quarzo le buone cose di pessimo gusto, []
      the great ancient chandelier hanging at the center of the hall ¶ multiplying the good things of dreadful taste in its quartz

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