Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ sterile +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /i.ste.riˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: i‧ste‧ri‧lì‧re

Verb edit

isterilìre (first-person singular present isterilìsco, first-person singular past historic isterilìi, past participle isterilìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to sterilize (make sterile or infertile)
  2. (intransitive) to become sterile [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to dry up, to disappear [auxiliary essere]

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