imbellire

Italian

Etymology

From im- + bello + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.belˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧bel‧lì‧re

Verb

imbellìre (first-person singular present imbellìsco, first-person singular past historic imbellìi, past participle imbellìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to beautify, to make (more) beautiful
  2. (intransitive) to beautify, to become (more) beautiful [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • imbellirsi

Further reading

  • imbellire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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