Italian

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Etymology

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From bianco (white) +‎ -ire.

Verb

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bianchìre (first-person singular present bianchìsco, first-person singular past historic bianchìi, past participle bianchìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to whiten
  2. (transitive) to remove oxidation or the patina from (a metal)
  3. (intransitive, rare) to turn white, to blanch [auxiliary essere]

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