Italian

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Etymology

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From s- (pejorative prefix) +‎ natura (nature) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zna.tuˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sna‧tu‧rà‧re

Verb

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snaturàre (first-person singular present snatùro, first-person singular past historic snaturài, past participle snaturàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort
  2. (transitive, by extension) to deeply alter or modify
  3. (transitive, figurative) to misrepresent; to misinterpret

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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