cecare

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin caecare. Compare accecare, ciecare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈka.re/
  • Stress: cecàre
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Homophone: ciecare
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ca‧re

Verb

cecare

  1. (transitive, archaic, regional) to blind
    La luce era così intensa che per un momento è stato cecato
    The light was so bright that for a moment he was blinded
  2. (transitive, archaic, regional) to darken, to obscure
  3. (transitive, archaic, regional) to block, to wall up
  4. (transitive, archaic, regional) to countersink

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