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Etymology edit

From Latin exsolvere (to unloose, release, free; to unbind, untie, undo). Compare Sicilian sciògghiri.

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Verb edit

sciògliere (first-person singular present sciòlgo, first-person singular past historic sciòlsi, past participle sciòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to melt, to liquify, to dissolve, to thaw
  2. to undo, to untie
  3. to loosen (the hair)
  4. to release, to set free
  5. to cancel, to annul (a contract or law)
  6. to dissolve, to wind up (an organization)
  7. (nautical, sailing) to unfold, to unfasten, to unbend
    Synonym: svergare

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Further reading edit

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