fiorire

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjoˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: fio‧rì‧re
  • (file)

Verb

fiorìre (first-person singular present fiorìsco, first-person singular past historic fiorìi, past participle fiorìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to flower, to bloom, to blossom, to effloresce
  2. (intransitive, by extension) to become covered in mold/mould (of walls, paper, etc.)
  3. (intransitive, by extension) to break out in a rash (of the human body)
  4. (intransitive, by extension) to appear on the surface (e.g. of salt)
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to flourish, to prosper
  6. (transitive, uncommon) to cause to bloom
  7. (transitive, uncommon) to decorate with flowers
  8. (transitive, uncommon, figurative) to embellish, to adorn

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