imboccare

== Italian == === Etymology === From im (“in”) +‎ bocca (“mouth”) +‎ -are, or from a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca. Compare Spanish and Catalan embocar, French emboucher, Romanian îmbuca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /im.bokˈka.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: im‧boc‧cà‧re === Verb === imboccàre (first-person singular present imbócco, first-person singular past historic imboccài, past participle imboccàto, auxiliary (transitive or intransitive) avére or (intransitive only) èssere) (transitive) to feed Synonyms: dare da mangiare, nutrire, alimentare (transitive, by extension) to put in one's mouth imboccare il sassofono ― to put the saxophone (its reed) in one's mouth (transitive) to suggest (an answer) Synonyms: imbeccare, suggerire, consigliare, ispirare, istruire, indottrinare, preparare (transitive) to enter (a road, passage, entrance, etc.) Synonyms: immettersi, prendere, infilare, avviarsi imboccare l'uscita ― to exit (literally, “enter the exit”) (intransitive) to enter into, to turn into, to lead to (a road, river, etc.) [with in] [auxiliary avere or essere] Synonyms: immettersi, incanalarsi, affacciarsi il sentiero imbocca nella strada provinciale ― the path leads to the provincial street (transitive, military) to shoot (an enemy cannon, gunboat, etc.) (transitive, poetic) to welcome into the mind; to learn (intransitive) to fit [with in ‘into’] [auxiliary avere or essere] Synonyms: incastrarsi, adattarsi, ingranare ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== imboccatura imbocco === See also === sboccare (etymologically opposite)