arginare
to contain
verb ahr-jee-NAH-reh Rare
Origin: From 'argine' (embankment, levee) — to build a dike against.
Also means
to hold back
Usage Note
Arginare uses the auxiliary avere and literally means to embank a river — to build or reinforce a levee. Figuratively, and very commonly, it means to contain, limit, or check something unwanted: arginare i costi (to contain costs), arginare un'epidemia (to contain an epidemic). The related noun argine (m) means embankment or dike.
Examples
"Il governo tenta di arginare l'inflazione."
Natural Translation
The government is trying to contain inflation.
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