Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ bello +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.belˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧bel‧lì‧re

Verb

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imbellìre (first-person singular present imbellìsco, first-person singular past historic imbellìi, past participle imbellìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to beautify, to make (more) beautiful
  2. (intransitive) to beautify, to become (more) beautiful [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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