cimentare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to put to the test; to test
  2. (transitive) to risk; to jeopardize
  3. (transitive) to provoke; to challenge
  4. (archaic, transitive) to purify (gold or other precious metals) by fire or chemicals

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
ci‧men‧tà‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃi.menˈta.re/
Etymology

From cimento (“danger, hazard”) + -are.

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