Italian

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Etymology

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From i- +‎ spesso +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.spesˈsi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: i‧spes‧sì‧re

Verb

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ispessìre (first-person singular present ispessìsco, first-person singular past historic ispessìi, past participle ispessìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to thicken, to make thicker or denser
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to make more frequent, to increase the frequency of

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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