indolcire

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *indulcīre, derived from Latin dulcis (sweet, adj). By surface analysis, en- + dolç + -ir. By surface analysis, in- + dolce + -ire.

Verb

indolcìre (first-person singular present indolcìsco, first-person singular past historic indolcìi, past participle indolcìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to sweeten
  2. to soothe

Conjugation

Further reading

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