Italian edit

Etymology edit

From s- (pejorative prefix) +‎ natura (nature) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zna.tuˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sna‧tu‧rà‧re

Verb edit

snaturàre (first-person singular present snatùro, first-person singular past historic snaturài, past participle snaturàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort
  2. (transitive, by extension) to deeply alter or modify
  3. (transitive, figurative) to misrepresent; to misinterpret

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Further reading edit

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

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