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ammortare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ morto +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /am.morˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: am‧mor‧tà‧re

Verb

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ammortàre (first-person singular present ammòrto, first-person singular past historic ammortài, past participle ammortàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to amortize (a debt, a liability), to pay off in installments
    Synonym: ammortizzare
  2. (transitive, archaic) to deprive of life, to kill
  3. (transitive, archaic, figurative) to extinguish (flames, etc.)
    Synonym: spegnere
  4. (transitive, archaic, figurative) to dampen
    Synonym: smorzare
  5. (transitive, archaic, figurative) to soften
    Synonym: attutire

Conjugation

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See also

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Anagrams

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