putire

From Vulgar Latin *pūtīre, from a change in conjugation of Latin pūteō (“to stink”), from Proto-Italic *pūtēō, derived from a form *pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European *puHtós, derived from the root *puH- (“rotten, foul”).

• IPA^(key): /puˈti.re/
• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: pu‧tì‧re

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1. (intransitive) to stink

   Synonyms: (literary) fetere, (jocular) olezzare, puzzare

   Antonyms: odorare, (literary) olezzare, (obsolete, poetic) olire, profumare

   • 1314, Dante Alighieri, “Canto VI”, in Inferno‎, lines 10–12; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata‎, 2^nd revised edition, Florence: Casa Editrice Le Lettere, 1994:

     Grandine grossa, acqua tinta e neve
     per l’aere tenebroso si riversa;
     pute la terra che questo riceve.

     Huge hail, and water sombre-hued, and snow, athwart the tenebrous air pour down amain; noisome the earth is, that receives this.

2. (intransitive, figurative) to be disgusting
3. (intransitive, figurative) to arouse suspicion

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• putire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• reputi