snaturare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From s- (pejorative prefix) + natura (“nature”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
snaturàre (first-person singular present snatùro, first-person singular past historic snaturài, past participle snaturàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort
- (transitive, by extension) to deeply alter or modify
- (transitive, figurative) to misrepresent; to misinterpret
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of snaturàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- snaturare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana