ammollire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a- + mollo (“wet, saturated”) + -ire. First attested in 1336.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ammollìre (first-person singular present ammollìsco, first-person singular past historic ammollìi, past participle ammollìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to soften (especially by soaking)
- Synonym: ammorbidire
- (figurative, literary) to mollify, to soothe, to mitigate
- (figurative, literary) to soften (someone's heart)
- Synonym: intenerire
- (figurative, literary) to weaken (someone's spirit, etc.)
- Synonyms: indebolire, infiacchire, svigorire
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ammollìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)