-izzare

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin -izāre. Doublet of -eggiare, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /idˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: -iz‧zà‧re

Suffix

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-izzàre (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ìzzo, first-person singular past historic -izzài, past participle -izzàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. added to adjectives and nouns to form verbs; -ize
    anglico (Anglian) + ‎-izzare → ‎anglicizzare (to anglicize)
    focale (focal) + ‎-izzare → ‎focalizzare (to put into focus)
    sociale (social) + ‎-izzare → ‎socializzare (to socialize)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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