impietrire

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Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ pietra +‎ -ire.

Verb

impietrìre (first-person singular present impietrìsco, first-person singular past historic impietrìi, past participle impietrìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, also figurative) to petrify
  2. (transitive, figurative) to numb, to harden (e.g. one's heart)
  3. (intransitive) to turn to stone
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to become stunned
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to become numb

Conjugation

Further reading

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