Italian

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin *aulēre, diphthongized form of Latin olēre (with a later change in a conjugation), from an earlier form olō, from Proto-Italic *odō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (to smell). Doublet of olire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /awˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: au‧lì‧re

Verb

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aulìre (first-person singular present aulìsco, first-person singular past historic aulìi, past participle aulìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, poetic) to cause a sweet smell, to waft perfume [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: (literary) olezzare, profumare
    Antonyms: (literary) fetere, (literary) putire, puzzare

Usage notes

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  • Mostly found only in the infinitive, present participle, present indicative and imperfect indicative.

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