accarezzare
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- + carezza (“caress”, noun) + -are.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]accarezzàre (first-person singular present accarézzo, first-person singular past historic accarezzài, past participle accarezzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to stroke gently; to caress
- Synonyms: sfiorare, carezzare, palpare, lisciare, palpeggiare
- to flatter
- Synonyms: lusingare, adulare, blandire, vezzeggiare
- to indulge one's mind in, to entertain, to toy with (an idea, etc.)
- Synonyms: desiderare, vagheggiare
- aveva accarezzato per lungo tempo l'idea di aprire un negozio
- he had entertained the idea of opening up a store for a long time
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of accarezzàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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