Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ vizzo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /av.vitˈt͡si.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: av‧viz‧zì‧re

Verb

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avvizzìre (first-person singular present avvizzìsco, first-person singular past historic avvizzìi, past participle avvizzìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to wilt, to wither, to shrivel, to wrinkle [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to wither, to lose freshness [auxiliary essere]
  3. (transitive) to wilt, to wither, to shrivel, to wrinkle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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