Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Confortá-re, v. a.
1. to comfort, console, encourage;2. to exhort, excite; 3. to strengthen, recreate, fortify; v. n. & r. 1. to take courage;2. to take upon one's self to do a thing; s. m.Confortá-tóre , f. Confortá-tríce; adj. Confortá-nte.
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