inghiottire
Meaning
- (transitive) to swallow
- (figuratively, transitive) to suppress, to swallow (tears, sighs, etc.)
- (figuratively, transitive) to swallow up, to engulf
- (figuratively, transitive) to swallow up, to consume, to devour (resources)
- (figuratively, transitive) to tolerate, to bear
Synonyms
accettare senza reagire
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
in‧ghiot‧tì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/in.ɡjotˈti.re/
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin ingluttīre, from Latin in + gluttiō (“to swallow”). Cognate to Italian deglutire.
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