intorbidire

Italian

Etymology

From in- + torbido + -ire.

Verb

intorbidìre (first-person singular present intorbidìsco, first-person singular past historic intorbidìi, past participle intorbidìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, literally, uncommon) to make turbid, cloudy or muddy
    Synonym: (more common in this sense) intorbidare
  2. (transitive, figurative) to confuse, to disturb, to agitate, to roil
    Synonym: (less common in this sense) intorbidare
  3. (intransitive) to become turbid, cloudy or muddy [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: intorbidirsi, intorbidare, (more common in this sense) intorbidarsi
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to become confused, disturbed, agitated or roiled [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: intorbidirsi, intorbidare, intorbidarsi

Conjugation

Further reading

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