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abbellire

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From a- +‎ bello +‎ -ire.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ab.belˈli.re/
    • Rhymes: -ire
    • Hyphenation: ab‧bel‧lì‧re

    Verb

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    abbellìre (first-person singular present abbellìsco, first-person singular past historic abbellìi, past participle abbellìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

    1. (transitive) to embellish, to adorn, to beautify
      Antonym: imbruttire
    2. (transitive, figurative) to embellish, to exaggerate
    3. (intransitive, literary) to become beautiful [auxiliary essere]

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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