snaturare
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From s- (pejorative prefix) + natura (“nature”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
snaturàre (first-person singular present snatùro, first-person singular past historic snaturài, past participle snaturàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort
- (transitive, by extension) to deeply alter or modify
- (transitive, figurative) to misrepresent; to misinterpret
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of snaturàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- snaturare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana