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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)
- to rough-hew (a sculpture, etc.)
- to sketch out (a piece of writing)
- (figurative) to instruct (someone) in the rudiments of a field
- to refine (someone)
- Synonym: ingentilire
- 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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