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appuntare.

to sharpen (a point)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ap.punˈta.re/
  1. to sharpen (a point)

    transitive
  2. to point (a finger, etc.), to aim (a gun, etc.)

    transitive
  3. to fix (one's gaze)

    transitive
  4. to pin (to fix with a pin)

    transitive
  5. to join with stitches

    transitive
  6. to attach, to affix

    broadly · transitive
  7. to note down

    transitive
  8. to criticize, to censure, to reproach

    broadly · transitive
Where this word comes from

From a- + punta + -are.

verb/ap.punˈta.re/
  1. to note down

    transitive
  2. to criticize, to censure, to reproach

    broadly · transitive
Where this word comes from

From a- + punto + -are, originally "to note with a dot".

verb/ap.punˈta.re/
  1. to balance (accounts)

    archaic · transitive
  2. to establish by mutual agreement

    archaic · transitive
  3. to agree, to be in agreement [with con ‘with’]

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Calque of Old French appointer (“to settle a deal”).

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