Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ crudo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.kruˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧cru‧dì‧re

Verb

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incrudìre (first-person singular present incrudìsco, first-person singular past historic incrudìi, past participle incrudìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to embitter, to make harsh or severe
  2. (transitive) to harden
  3. (transitive, metallurgy) to work harden, to strain harden
  4. (intransitive) to become bitter/more bitter, harsh/harsher or severe/more severe [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive) to become hard [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, metallurgy) to work harden, to strain harden (of metal) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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