indolcire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

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

  1. to sweeten
  2. to soothe

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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