insuperbire

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Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ superbo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.su.perˈbi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧per‧bì‧re

Verb

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insuperbìre (first-person singular present insuperbìsco, first-person singular past historic insuperbìi, past participle insuperbìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to become proud [with per ‘of’] [auxiliary essere]
  2. (transitive) to make proud [with per ‘of’]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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