Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ porpora +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.por.poˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧por‧po‧rà‧re

Verb

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imporporàre (first-person singular present impórporo, first-person singular past historic imporporài, past participle imporporàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to dye purple
  2. (transitive) to cause to turn purple or livid
  3. (transitive) to cause to redden or flush

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

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