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Italian
Etymology
From in- + carogna + -ire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.ka.roɲˈɲi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: in‧ca‧ro‧gnì‧re
Verb
incarognìre (first-person singular present incarognìsco, first-person singular past historic incarognìi, past participle incarognìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)
- (intransitive) to become worthless, to become a good-for-nothing (of working animals and people)
- (intransitive, derogatory) to become vile, to become a scoundrel (of people)
- (transitive) to make (someone) become worthless or good-for-nothing
- (transitive, derogatory) to make (someone) become vile or a scoundrel
- (transitive, uncommon) to anger, to annoy, to irritate
Conjugation
Further reading
- incarognire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana