appioppare

Meaning

  1. (literally, transitive) to tie (vines) to poplars
  2. (literally, transitive) to plant (a field) with poplars
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to give (a beating, a punch)
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to inflict (a fine, an unpleasant task, etc.)
  5. (figuratively, transitive) to pin (something) [with a ‘on someone’]; to saddle, to encumber

Etymology

From a- + pioppo + -are.

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