ingrossare

ingrossare

Italian

Etymology

    From in- +‎ grosso +‎ -are.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /in.ɡrosˈsa.re/
    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: in‧gros‧sà‧re

    Verb

    ingrossàre (first-person singular present ingròsso, first-person singular past historic ingrossài, past participle ingrossàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

    1. (transitive) to increase
    2. (transitive) to enlarge, to swell
    3. (transitive) to thicken
    4. (transitive) to develop (one's muscles, etc.)
    5. (intransitive) to increase [auxiliary essere]
    6. (intransitive) to enlarge, to swell [auxiliary essere]
    7. (intransitive) to thicken [auxiliary essere]
    8. (intransitive) to become pregnant (of an animal) [auxiliary essere]

    Conjugation

    Further reading

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

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