snaturare

Italian

Etymology

s- (pejorative prefix) +‎ natura (“nature”) +‎ -are (1^st conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sna.tuˈra.re/, [z̪n̺ät̪uˈr̺äːr̺e̞]
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: sna‧tu‧rà‧re

Verb

snaturare

1. (transitive) To pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort.
2. (transitive, by extension) To deeply alter or modify.
3. (transitive, figurative) To misrepresent; to misinterpret.

Derived terms

• snaturamento
• snaturarsi

Related terms

• natura
• snaturatezza
• snaturato

Anagrams

• snaturerà

References

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