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Italian
Etymology
From s- + guinzaglio (“leash”) + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɡwin.t͡saʎˈʎa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: sguin‧za‧glià‧re
Verb
sguinzagliàre (first-person singular present sguinzàglio, first-person singular past historic sguinzagliài, past participle sguinzagliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to unleash (a dog), especially for it to run after wild game
- Synonym: scatenare
- (figurative, by extension) to send in search or pursuit ; to unleash
sguinzagliare i poliziotti dietro a un ladro- to unleash the cops behind the thief
- (figurative, by extension) to free; to liberate; to unleash
- Synonyms: sbrigliare, scatenare
- sguinzagliare l'immaginazione ― to unleash the imagination
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