impuzzire

Italian

Etymology

    From im- +‎ puzzo (“stink, smell”, noun) +‎ -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /im.putˈt͡si.re/
    • Rhymes: -ire
    • Hyphenation: im‧puz‧zì‧re

    Verb

    impuzzìre (first-person singular present impuzzìsco, first-person singular past historic impuzzìi, past participle impuzzìto, auxiliary èssere or avére) (rare)

    1. (intransitive) to become smelly or stinky
    2. (transitive) to cause to become smelly or stinky; to stink out
      Synonym: impuzzolentire
      C'erano sacchi di rifiuti che impuzzivano l'ambiente
      There were garbage bags stinking out the place

    Usage notes

    • The verb takes essere as the auxiliary in its intransitive meaning, and avere otherwise.

    Conjugation

    Further reading

    • “impuzzire” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
    • “impuzzìre” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
    • impuzzire in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
    • “impuzzire”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026