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Italian
Etymology
From Latin impetus.
Pronunciation
Noun
impeto m (plural impeti)
- force, impetus, violence
- Synonyms: forza, violenza
- impulse, surge, heat, transport
- Synonym: impulso
Related terms
Further reading
- impeto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From in- + petō.
Pronunciation
Verb
impetō (present infinitive impetere, supine impetītum); third conjugation, no perfect stem
- to rush upon, assail, attack
- Synonyms: invādō, incurrō, incessō, aggredior, oppugnō, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, inruō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō
- Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- “impeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- impeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- impeto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Noun
impeto m (plural impetos)
- Obsolete spelling of ímpeto