appassire

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Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ passo (dried) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.pasˈsi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pas‧sì‧re

Verb

appassìre (first-person singular present appassìsco, first-person singular past historic appassìi, past participle appassìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive, also figurative) to wither, to shrivel
    Synonym: (rare) passire
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to fade
  3. (transitive, uncommon) to cause to shrivel
  4. (transitive, wine) to dry (bunches of grapes) by exposure to the sun prior to winemaking
  5. (transitive, cooking) to sweat / to cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content
    Synonym: far sudare

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