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rammollire

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Italian

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Etymology

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From ra- +‎ mollo +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ram.molˈli.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ram‧mol‧lì‧re

Verb

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rammollìre (first-person singular present rammollìsco, first-person singular past historic rammollìi, past participle rammollìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to soften, to make soft
  2. (transitive, figurative) to soften, to weaken
  3. (transitive, rare) to move to pity
  4. (intransitive) to soften, to become soft [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to soften, to weaken, to become sluggish (especially intellectually) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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