Italian

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Etymology

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From s- +‎ chiarire, or from s- +‎ chiaro +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skjaˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: schia‧rì‧re

Verb

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schiarìre (first-person singular present schiarìsco, first-person singular past historic schiarìi, past participle schiarìto, auxiliary (transitive or impersonal) avére or (intransitive or impersonal) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to lighten, to make lighter in color
  2. (transitive) to make clear or transparent
  3. (transitive, agriculture) to prune (plants, etc.)
  4. (intransitive) to become light or lighter in color [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive) to become clear or transparent [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive, impersonal) to clear up, to become calm (of the weather) [auxiliary essere or avere]
  7. (intransitive, impersonal) to dawn [auxiliary essere or avere]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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