Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ fitto +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.fitˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧fit‧tì‧re

Verb

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infittìre (first-person singular present infittìsco, first-person singular past historic infittìi, past participle infittìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to thicken
  2. (transitive, figurative) to increase; to make more frequent
  3. (intransitive) to thicken [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to grow; to become more frequent [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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