rammollire

Italian

Etymology

From ra- + mollo + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ram.molˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ram‧mol‧lì‧re

Verb

rammollìre (first-person singular present rammollìsco, first-person singular past historic rammollìi, past participle rammollìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to soften, to make soft
  2. (transitive, figurative) to soften, to weaken
  3. (transitive, rare) to move to pity
  4. (intransitive) to soften, to become soft [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to soften, to weaken, to become sluggish (especially intellectually) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

Further reading

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