impennare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.penˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧pen‧nà‧re

Etymology 1

From im- +‎ penna +‎ -are.

Verb

impennàre (first-person singular present impénno, first-person singular past historic impennài, past participle impennàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, uncommon, fossil word) to provide wings or feathers
    impennare le ali a Joeto give Joe wings
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to cover or sprinkle with feathers
  3. (intransitive, archaic) to take up a pen
  4. (transitive, archaic, by extension) to write
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Etymology 2

From Spanish empinar (to lift).

Verb

impennàre (first-person singular present impénno, first-person singular past historic impennài, past participle impennàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, aeronautics) to make (an aircraft) climb
  2. (intransitive, cycling, motorcycling) to pop a wheelie
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