Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exmortiāre, from mortuus (dead).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zmorˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: smor‧zà‧re

Verb

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smorzàre (first-person singular present smòrzo, first-person singular past historic smorzài, past participle smorzàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to put out, to extinguish, to quench (a fire, hunger, thirst, enthusiasm, etc.)
  2. to turn off (a light)
  3. (also physics) to dampen, to attenuate
    Synonyms: attenuare, abbassare
  4. to soften, tone down, muffle, dim, lower, deaden
  5. (baseball) to bunt (the ball)

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