ammollire
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom a- + mollo (“wet, saturated”) + -ire. First attested in 1336.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editammollìre (first-person singular present ammollìsco, first-person singular past historic ammollìi, past participle ammollìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to soften (especially by soaking)
- Synonym: ammorbidire
- (figurative, literary) to mollify, to soothe, to mitigate
- (figurative, literary) to soften (someone's heart)
- Synonym: intenerire
- (figurative, literary) to weaken (someone's spirit, etc.)
- Synonyms: indebolire, infiacchire, svigorire
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of ammollìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Anagrams
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- Italian terms prefixed with a-
- Italian terms suffixed with -ire
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ire
- Rhymes:Italian/ire/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs ending in -ire
- Italian irregular verbs
- Italian verbs with irregular present participle
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Italian transitive verbs
- Italian literary terms