peritarsi

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Italian

Etymology 1

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin pigritārī. First attested before 1375.

Verb

peritàrsi (first-person singular present mi pèrito, first-person singular past historic mi peritài, past participle peritàto) (literary)

  1. (intransitive) to hesitate
    si peritava a dirgli in faccia la verità
    he was hesitating to tell him the truth to his face
  2. (intransitive, rare) to be awed
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From perito +‎ -are +‎ -si. First attested before 1910.

Verb

peritàrsi (first-person singular present mi perìto, first-person singular past historic mi peritài, past participle peritàto) (literary, rare)

  1. (intransitive) to put oneself to the test
  2. (intransitive) to show oneself capable
Conjugation

Further reading

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

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