ingrassare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From in- + grasso + -are Compare French engraisser, Dalmatian engrassur, Spanish engrasar, Romanian îngrășa.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ingrassàre (first-person singular present ingràsso, first-person singular past historic ingrassài, past participle ingrassàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to fatten, to lard
- (transitive) to oil or lubricate
- Antonym: sgrassare
- (transitive, agriculture) to fertilize (soil)
- Synonym: concimare
- (intransitive) to get fat, to gain weight [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, figurative) to get rich [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ingrassàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.