ingrossare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ grosso +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ɡrosˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧gros‧sà‧re

Verb

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ingrossàre (first-person singular present ingròsso, first-person singular past historic ingrossài, past participle ingrossàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to increase
  2. (transitive) to enlarge, to swell
  3. (transitive) to thicken
  4. (transitive) to develop (one's muscles, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to increase [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive) to enlarge, to swell [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive) to thicken [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive) to become pregnant (of an animal) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

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