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impeto

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See also: ímpeto

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin impetus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈim.pe.to/
  • Rhymes: -impeto
  • Hyphenation: ìm‧pe‧to

Noun

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impeto m (plural impeti)

  1. force, impetus, violence
    Synonyms: forza, violenza
  2. impulse, surge, heat, transport
    Synonym: impulso
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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ petō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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impetō (present infinitive impetere, supine impetītum); third conjugation, no perfect stem

  1. to rush upon, assail, attack
    Synonyms: invādō, incurrō, incessō, aggredior, oppugnō, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, inruō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō
    Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • impeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • impeto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

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Noun

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impeto m (plural impetos)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ímpeto.