incattivire

Italian

Etymology

From in- + cattivo + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.kat.tiˈvi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cat‧ti‧vì‧re

Verb

incattivìre (first-person singular present incattivìsco, first-person singular past historic incattivìi, past participle incattivìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make (someone) wicked or nasty
  2. (transitive) to exacerbate
  3. (transitive) to irritate
  4. (intransitive) to become wicked or nasty [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive) to become grumpy or aggressive [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive) to get irritated [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive) to go wild (of a plant) [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive) to spoil (of wine, oil, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
  9. (intransitive) to become inflamed or pus-filled (of a wound) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • incattivirsi

Further reading

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

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