Meaning
to inspire, instill
- to arouse or instill a strong feeling, such as fear, awe, or respect, in someone
In a sentence
La sua figura severa incuteva un certo timore a tutti.
His stern appearance instilled a certain fear in everyone.
Quel vecchio castello incute rispetto e mistero nei visitatori.
That old castle inspires awe and mystery in visitors.
Non parlare con quel tono per incutermi paura.
Do not speak in that tone to frighten me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incutere | infinitive |
| incuto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incuti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incute | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incutiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incutete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incutono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incutevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incutevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incuteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incutevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incutevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incutevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incussi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incutesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incusse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incutemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incuteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incussero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incuterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incuterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incuterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incuteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incuterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incuteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incuta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incuta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incuta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incutiamo |
Usage notes
- Defective in certain past forms; the past participle is 'incusso' and remote past 'incussi'.
- Collocates strongly with 'timore', 'paura', 'rispetto', or 'soggezione'.
- past participle incusso