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profondere

to lavish

verb proh-FON-deh-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin profundere, from pro- + fundere (to pour)

Also means

to pour out

Usage Note

Profondere is an irregular literary verb meaning to give or expend something abundantly — profondere energie (to pour out effort) or profondere lodi (to lavish praise). It takes avere as auxiliary. The past participle is profuso. It is formal and rarely heard in everyday speech.

Examples

"Ha profuso grandi energie nel progetto."

Natural Translation

She lavished great energy on the project.

Literal Translation

She poured-out great energies in the project.

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