Italian edit

Etymology edit

From in- +‎ grosso +‎ -are.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.ɡrosˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧gros‧sà‧re

Verb edit

ingrossàre (first-person singular present ingròsso, first-person singular past historic ingrossài, past participle ingrossàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to increase
  2. (transitive) to enlarge, to swell
  3. (transitive) to thicken
  4. (transitive) to develop (one's muscles, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to increase [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive) to enlarge, to swell [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive) to thicken [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive) to become pregnant (of an animal) [auxiliary essere]

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Further reading edit

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

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