intontire

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Italian

Etymology

From in- +‎ tonto +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.tonˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧ton‧tì‧re

Verb

intontìre (first-person singular present intontìsco, first-person singular past historic intontìi, past participle intontìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, literally) to make stupid
  2. (transitive, by extension) to stupefy, to stun, to daze
  3. (intransitive) to become dazed, to become groggy (due to medication, etc.)

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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