figgere

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin fīgō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fìggere (first-person singular present fìggo, first-person singular past historic fìssi, past participle fìtto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, literary)

  1. to thrust, to drive, to stick
    Synonyms: ficcare, conficcare
  2. (figurative) to fix (one's eyes or gaze)
  3. (also figurative) to wound, to pierce
  4. (archaic) to establish, to prescribe
    Synonyms: stabilire, prescrivere

Conjugation

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Further reading

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