asciugare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From earlier *asciucare, from Latin exsūcāre, from ex- + sucus (“juice, moisture”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
asciugàre (first-person singular present asciùgo, first-person singular past historic asciugài, past participle asciugàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to dry
- (transitive) to wipe, to mop
- (transitive, by extension, humorous) to down, to quaff
- (transitive, slang) to annoy, to pester
- (intransitive) to dry out, to become dry [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, figurative) to lose weight [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of asciugàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.