immiserire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From im- +‎ misero +‎ -ire.

Verb[edit]

immiserìre (first-person singular present immiserìsco, first-person singular past historic immiserìi, past participle immiserìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, also figurative) to impoverish
  2. (intransitive, also figurative) to become impoverished [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to wither, to lose vigor or strength [auxiliary essere]

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Further reading[edit]

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