Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ gracile +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ɡra.t͡ʃiˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧gra‧ci‧lì‧re

Verb edit

ingracilìre (first-person singular present ingracilìsco, first-person singular past historic ingracilìi, past participle ingracilìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (uncommon)

  1. (transitive) to weaken, to make frail
  2. (intransitive) to weaken, to become frail
    Synonym: ingracilirsi

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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