impallidire

Italian

Etymology

From im- + pallido + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.pal.liˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧pal‧li‧dì‧re

Verb

impallidìre (first-person singular present impallidìsco, first-person singular past historic impallidìi, past participle impallidìto, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to turn pale [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive) to discolor, to fade [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to be deeply disturbed [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to pale (in comparison with something) [auxiliary essere]
  5. (transitive, rare) to make pale

Conjugation

Further reading

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