stemperare

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Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ temperare (to temper).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stem.peˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: stem‧pe‧rà‧re

Verb

stemperàre (first-person singular present stémpero or (traditional) stèmpero[1], first-person singular past historic stemperài, past participle stemperàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to dissolve or dilute
    Synonyms: dissolvere, diluire, scogliere, disciogliere, squagliare, liquefare, annacquare
    ha stemperato la vivacità dei personaggi in un discorso prolisso
    he diluted the characters' vivacity in a prolix speech
  2. to make less intense; to attenuate; to blunt
    Synonyms: attenuare, smorzare
    • 2020 September 24, “Usa, agente che uccise Breonna Taylor solo negligente, scoppia la rivolta: feriti due poliziotti [US, agent that killed Breonna Taylor only negligent, revolt breaks out: two police officers wounded]”, in la Repubblica:
      A Louisville era previsto il coprifuoco alle 21 ora locale, deciso in anticipo dal sindaco per cercare di stemperare gli animi ed evitare una notte di violenza.
      Louisville was expected to have a curfew at 9 pm local time, decided in advance by the mayor to try to attenuate the emotions and avoid a night of violence.
  3. (literary) to render impure; to corrupt
    Synonym: corrompere
  4. (rare) to blunt; to dull
    Synonym: spuntare
  5. (archaic) to deprive (someone) of strength or energy; to weaken

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References

  1. ^ stempero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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