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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peiōrem (“worsen”). By surface analysis, peggiore + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ped.d͡ʒoˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: peg‧gio‧rà‧re
Verb
peggioràre (first-person singular present peggióro, first-person singular past historic peggiorài, past participle peggioràto, auxiliary (transitive, also alternatively when intransitive and with a person as the subject) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to worsen (make worse)
- (intransitive) to worsen (become worse) (of an object, situation, etc.)
- (intransitive) to worsen (become worse) (of a person, e.g. a patient)
Usage notes
- Colloquial Tuscan says io pèggioro, tu pèggiori in place of standard io peggióro, tu peggióri.
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