affilare

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  • IPA(key): /af.fiˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: af‧fi‧là‧re

Etymology 1[edit]

From a- +‎ filo +‎ -are. Compare French affiler, Spanish afilar, Portuguese afiar.

Verb[edit]

affilàre (first-person singular present affìlo, first-person singular past historic affilài, past participle affilàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to sharpen
  2. to make thinner
  3. to strop (to sharpen by rubbing on a strap or strop)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From a- +‎ fila +‎ -are.

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affilàre (first-person singular present affìlo, first-person singular past historic affilài, past participle affilàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (rare) to line up
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