inverdire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either from in- +‎ verde +‎ -ire, or from a Vulgar Latin root *invir(i)dire, from *invir(i)descere, from Latin viridēscere. Compare Romanian înverzi, Spanish enverdir, enverdecer, Portuguese enverdecer, French verdir.

Verb[edit]

inverdìre (first-person singular present inverdìsco, first-person singular past historic inverdìi, past participle inverdìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to turn green, to green, to make green
  2. (intransitive) to turn green (of vegetation, also of one's face from illness) [auxiliary essere]
    Synonym: inverdirsi

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