snaturare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom s- (pejorative prefix) + natura (“nature”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsnaturàre (first-person singular present snatùro, first-person singular past historic snaturài, past participle snaturàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort
- (transitive, by extension) to deeply alter or modify
- (transitive, figurative) to misrepresent; to misinterpret
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of snaturàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- snaturare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana