sconfessare

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Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ confessare (to confess). Compare French désavouer.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skon.fesˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: scon‧fes‧sà‧re

Verb

sconfessàre (first-person singular present sconfèsso, first-person singular past historic sconfessài, past participle sconfessàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to disavow, disown
    Synonyms: ritrattare, abiurare, rinnegare, disconoscere
    sconfessare le proprie ideeto disavow one's own ideas
  2. (transitive, by extension) to renounce, reject or repudiate
    Synonyms: disapprovare, disconoscere, smentire
    sconfessare la notiziato disapprove of the news

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References

  1. ^ sconfessare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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