snaturare

Italian

Etymology

From s- (pejorative prefix) + natura (nature) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zna.tuˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sna‧tu‧rà‧re

Verb

snaturàre (first-person singular present snatùro, first-person singular past historic snaturài, past participle snaturàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort
  2. (transitive, by extension) to deeply alter or modify
  3. (transitive, figurative) to misrepresent; to misinterpret

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Further reading

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

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