impadronirsi
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From impadronire + -si.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]impadronìrsi (first-person singular present mi impadronìsco, first-person singular past historic mi impadronìi, past participle impadronìto) (intransitive)
- to seize or take possession [with di ‘something’] (often forcefully or illegally)
- Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
- to seize, to steal [with di ‘something portable’]
- Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
- (figurative) to master [with di ‘a subject’]
- Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
Conjugation
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ impadronirsi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
[edit]- impadronirsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana