Italian verbs — I

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• idealizzare idealize
• identificare to identify
• ignorare to not to know
• illudere to deceive, delude or fool
• illudersi to delude oneself
• illuminare to light
• illustrare to illustrate (a book or other publication)
• imbarcarsi to board
• imbiancare whitewash
• imboccare to feed
• imbrogliare to tangle, entangle
• imbucare pocket
• imitare to imitate, copy
• immagazzinare to store up, accumulate
• immaginare to imagine
• immergere to immerse, dip
• immolare immolate
• immortalare to immortalize
• impaccare to pack, to pack up
• impallidire pale
• imparare to learn
• impastare knead
• impaurire threaten
• impazzare to be manifested in a tumultuous or rowdy way; to go wild; to revel
• impazzire to go mad
• impedire to prevent
• imperare to reign, rule
• impersonare to personify, impersonate
• impiegare to use, employ
• implicare imply
• implorare to implore, beg
• importare to be important
• impostare to lay the foundation of
• impressionare to impress, strike
• imprigionare to put in prison
• imprimere impress
• improvvisare to improvise, to extemporize, to make up, to play it by ear
• inalare inhale
• inaugurare to inaugurate
• incantare to enchant, bewitch
• incarcare to load, to burden (archaic; = caricare)
• incartare to wrap in paper
• incendiare to set fire to
• incidere to carve, engrave
• inclinare tip
• includere to enclose
• incolpare to inculpate
• incombere loom
• incomodare to trouble; to bother; to inconvenience
• incontrare to meet
• incoraggiare to encourage
• incorporare absorb
• incrementare to increase in size, power
• incrinare to crack
• incuriosire to arouse curiosity in, to make curious, to intrigue
• indagare to investigate
• indicare to point out
• indicizzare index
• indignare to make indignant
• indirizzare to direct, to steer; to address (a letter)
• indossare to put on
• indovinare to guess
• industriare (industriarsi) to do one's best, to strive
• infastidire to irk, annoy or irritate
• inferire infer
• infettare to infect
• infierire to attack furiously, thrash
• influenzare to influence, have an influence on
• infondere to arouse, to inspire
• informare to inform
• infortunarsi to have an accident
• inframmezzare interpose
• infrangere to break
• infuocare kindle
• ingaggiare to take on
• ingannare to deceive
• ingerire to ingest
• inghiottire to swallow
• ingigantire magnify
• ingrassare to fatten, to lard
• ingraziare to ingratiate (someone) [with a ‘with someone else’], to make (someone) get on (someone)'s good side/good graces
• ingrossare increase
• ingrugnare to sulk, to pout
• inibire to inhibit, to restrain
• iniziare to begin
• innamorare to make somebody fall in love, make somebody love
• innamorarsi enamor
• innestare graft
• innovare innovate
• inoltrare to pass on
• inondare to flood (with)
• inquietare concern
• inquinare to pollute
• insaponare soap
• insediare seat
• insegnare to teach
• inserire to insert
• insinuare to slip or slide
• insistere to insist on something
• insorgere to rise up, rebel
• installare to install, to place
• instaurare to establish; to set up; to found
• insultare abuse
• intaccare to corrode
• intagliare to engrave; to monogram; to carve
• intasare clog
• integrare to supplement, to complement
• intendere to mean
• intenerirsi to be moved, to soften
• intensificare to intensify, enhance
• intercedere to intercede, to intervene [with presso ‘with (someone)’] [with a favore di ‘on behalf of (someone)’] [with per ‘for (some result)’]
• intercettare to intercept
• interessare to be interesting's interest
• interferire to interfere
• interpretare to interpret
• interrogare to test
• interrompere to break off
• intervenire to happen
• intervistare to interview
• intitolare dub
• intonare to tune (an instrument)
• intorpidire numb
• intossicare poison
• intraprendere to undertake, to set about, to embark upon
• intrecciare weave
• intristire languish
• intronare to deafen
• intrudere pry
• inutilizzare to disuse, to not utilize, to not use
• invadere to invade
• invaghire to enamor, to infatuate, to cause to fall in love
• invalidare void
• invasare to possess, to seize (the soul, the mind) (of a feeling, passion, etc.)
• invecchiare to grow old
• inveire accost
• inventare to invent
• investigare to investigate, to examine
• inviare to send out
• invidiare to envy
• invigorire to invigorate
• invitare to invite
• invocare to invoke
• involgere to wrap all around, to envelop
• inzuppare to dip (to lower into a liquid)
• ipnotizzare to hypnotize
• ipotizzare to hypothesize
• ironizzare to mock ironically, to satirize, to ridicule
• irradiare shed
• irrigare to irrigate
• irrigidire stiffen
• irritare to irritate, vex
• irritarsi to get irritated, to get annoyed
• irrobustire to make strong or robust; to strengthen
• irrompere to intrude, to barge, to burst
• iscriversi enroll
• isolare to isolate, cut off
• ispezionare to inspect, to check, to survey, to patrol, to scope out
• ispirare to inspire
• ispirarsi borrow
• issare hoist
• istituire to institute, to found
• istruire to educate; to instruct; to drill