sguinzagliare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From s- + guinzaglio (“leash”) + -are.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sguinzagliàre (first-person singular present sguinzàglio, first-person singular past historic sguinzagliài, past participle sguinzagliàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to unleash (a dog), especially for it to run after wild game
- Synonym: scatenare
- (figurative, by extension) to send in search or pursuit [+ dietro a (object) = of (someone)]; to unleash
- sguinzagliare i poliziotti dietro a un ladro
- to unleash the cops behind the thief
- (figurative, by extension) to free; to liberate; to unleash
- Synonyms: sbrigliare, scatenare
- sguinzagliare l'immaginazione ― to unleash the imagination
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sguinzagliàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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