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impadronirsi

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Italian

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Etymology

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From impadronire +‎ -si.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.pa.droˈnir.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -irsi
  • Hyphenation: im‧pa‧dro‧nìr‧si

Verb

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impadronìrsi (first-person singular present mi impadronìsco, first-person singular past historic mi impadronìi, past participle impadronìto) (intransitive)

  1. to seize or take possession [with di ‘something’] (often forcefully or illegally)
    Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
  2. to seize, to steal [with di ‘something portable’]
    Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)
  3. (figurative) to master [with di ‘a subject’]
    Synonym: impossessarsi (less common)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ impadronirsi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

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