Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ sodo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as.soˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: as‧so‧dà‧re

Verb

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assodàre (first-person singular present assòdo, first-person singular past historic assodài, past participle assodàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make firm, to harden
  2. (transitive, figurative) to strengthen, to invigorate (e.g. one's character)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to ascertain, to assess
  4. (intransitive) to become firm, to harden [auxiliary essere]
  5. (transitive, figurative) to strengthen, to gain strength (e.g. of one's character) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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