Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

From ra- +‎ sodo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ras.soˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ras‧so‧dà‧re

Verb

edit

rassodàre (first-person singular present rassòdo, first-person singular past historic rassodài, past participle rassodàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to firm up, to tone up (muscles, the ground, etc.)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to harden, to stiffen, to strengthen
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to firm up again, to make firm again
  4. (intransitive) to firm up, to become firm [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to harden, to stiffen, to strengthen [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

Further reading

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

Anagrams

edit