affocare

== Italian == === Alternative forms === affuocare (less preferred) === Etymology === From a- (“to, towards”) +‎ foco (alternative form of fuoco (“fire”)) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /af.foˈka.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: af‧fo‧cà‧re === Verb === affocàre (first-person singular present affuòco or (poetic) affòco, first-person singular past historic affocài, past participle affocàto, auxiliary avére) (literary) (transitive) to burn Synonyms: bruciare, incendiare (transitive) to make red hot Synonym: arroventare (transitive, figurative) to inflame, to excite Synonyms: eccitare, infiammare ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === affocare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana