sciogliere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin exsolvere (to unloose, release, free; to unbind, untie, undo). Compare Sicilian sciògghiri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃɔʎ.ʎe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʎʎere
  • Hyphenation: sciò‧glie‧re

Verb

sciògliere (first-person singular present sciòlgo, first-person singular past historic sciòlsi, past participle sciòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to melt, to liquify, to dissolve, to thaw
  2. to undo, to untie
  3. to loosen (the hair)
  4. to release, to set free
  5. to cancel, to annul (a contract or law)
  6. to dissolve, to wind up (an organization)
  7. (nautical, sailing) to unfold, to unfasten, to unbend
    Synonym: svergare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

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