Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin licentiāre. Compare French licencier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /li.t͡ʃenˈt͡sja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: li‧cen‧zià‧re

Verb

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licenziàre (first-person singular present licènzio, first-person singular past historic licenziài, past participle licenziàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to dismiss (a guest, etc.)
  2. to lay off, to make redundant (an employee)
  3. to fire, to give the sack, to give someone the boot
  4. to graduate (a student)
  5. (law) to evict (a tenant)
  6. (printing) to license (a book for printing)

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