Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ grande +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ɡranˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧gran‧dì‧re

Verb edit

ingrandìre (first-person singular present ingrandìsco, first-person singular past historic ingrandìi, past participle ingrandìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to develop, expand, extend
  2. (transitive) to widen (a road)
  3. (transitive) to magnify
  4. (transitive) to enlarge (a photo)
  5. (transitive) to exaggerate
  6. (intransitive) to become large or larger [auxiliary essere]

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