rimbambire

Meaning

1. (derogatory, intransitive) to become senile (as a result of old age or illness)
2. (derogatory, figuratively, intransitive) to lose common sense, to become foolish, to lose one's head (especially due to love)
3. (derogatory, transitive) to make senile
4. (derogatory, transitive) to make (someone) lose common sense, to make (someone) become foolish
5. (derogatory, transitive) to confuse

Concepts

besot

stupefy

lapse into second childhood

Synonyms

inebetire

istupidire

rincretinire

rimbecillirsi

mbambaglìscia

allucca’

’nzenza’

rimbambinire

rinfanciullire

incitrullirsi

Translations

chochear

retomber en enfance

tattrig sein

übertrieben zugeneigt sein

kindisch werden

abasourdir

devanir gateux

atontarse

embrutecerse

hacer el idiota

verblöden

idiotizarse

quackeln

Etymology

From rin- + bambino (“child”) + -ire.