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pulire

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See also: puliré

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin polīre (to polish, to smooth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puˈli.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lì‧re

Verb

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pulìre (first-person singular present pulìsco, first-person singular past historic pulìi, past participle pulìto, auxiliary avére or (in the archaic intransitive usage) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to clean
    Synonyms: mondare, nettare, rassettare, riordinare, ripulire
    Antonyms: insozzare, macchiare, sporcare
  2. (transitive) to clear (a desk, courtyard, etc.) [with da ‘of something unneeded’]
  3. (transitive, figurative) to clean, to strip (someone) [with di ‘of something valuable’]
  4. (transitive, rare) to smooth
  5. (transitive, figurative) to refine, to perfect
  6. (intransitive, archaic) to become clean or pure [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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