imbaldanzire
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From im- + baldanza (“boldness, self-confidence”) + -ire.
Verb
[edit]imbaldanzìre (first-person singular present imbaldanzìsco, first-person singular past historic imbaldanzìi, past participle imbaldanzìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to give confidence to (someone), to embolden
- Synonyms: rincuorare, animare; see also Thesaurus:incoraggiare
- Antonym: sbaldanzire
- (intransitive) to be emboldened, to gain confidence [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of imbaldanzìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.