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impallidire

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From im- +‎ pallido +‎ -ire.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /im.pal.liˈdi.re/
    • Rhymes: -ire
    • Hyphenation: im‧pal‧li‧dì‧re

    Verb

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    impallidìre (first-person singular present impallidìsco, first-person singular past historic impallidìi, past participle impallidìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

    1. (intransitive) to turn pale [auxiliary essere]
    2. (intransitive) to discolor, to fade [auxiliary essere]
    3. (intransitive, figurative) to be deeply disturbed [auxiliary essere]
    4. (intransitive, figurative) to pale (in comparison with something) [auxiliary essere]
    5. (transitive, rare) to make pale

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • impallidire”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026