Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ inverdire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rin.verˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: rin‧ver‧dì‧re

Verb

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rinverdìre (first-person singular present rinverdìsco, first-person singular past historic rinverdìi, past participle rinverdìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to turn green again
  2. (transitive, figurative) to revive
  3. (transitive, figurative) to renew, to reinvigorate
  4. (transitive, leatherworking) to soften (leather) with water prior to tanning
  5. (intransitive) to become green again [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to become young again, to be rejuvenated [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive, figurative, poetic) to renew oneself [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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