raddolcire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ra- +‎ addolcire.

Verb[edit]

raddolcìre (first-person singular present raddolcìsco, first-person singular past historic raddolcìi, past participle raddolcìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to sweeten
  2. (transitive, figurative) to soften, to soothe, to mitigate
  3. (transitive, metallurgy) to soften, to make more ductile
  4. (transitive, phonetics, uncommon) to lenite
    Synonym: lenire
  5. (transitive, phonetics, uncommon) to palatalize
    Synonym: palatalizzare

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