intirizzire

== Italian == === Etymology === Probably derived from an onomatopoeic alteration of intero (“whole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.ti.ritˈt͡si.re/, (traditional) /in.ti.ridˈd͡zi.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: in‧ti‧riz‧zì‧re === Verb === intirizzìre (first-person singular present intirizzìsco, first-person singular past historic intirizzìi, past participle intirizzìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (transitive) to numb (to cause to become numb) (transitive, archaic, rare) to stiffen, to paralyze (intransitive) to go numb [auxiliary essere] (intransitive, by extension) to freeze (to be affected by cold) [auxiliary essere] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== intirizzirsi intirizzito === Further reading === intirizzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana