sgrossare

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Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ grosso +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɡrosˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sgros‧sà‧re

Verb

sgrossàre (first-person singular present sgròsso, first-person singular past historic sgrossài, past participle sgrossàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to rough-hew (a sculpture, etc.)
  2. to sketch out (a piece of writing)
  3. (figurative) to instruct (someone) in the rudiments of a field
  4. to refine (someone)
    Synonym: ingentilire
  5. to purify (water) coarsely (removing the coarser sediments)

Conjugation

Further reading

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

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