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Italian

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Etymology

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From im- +‎ pietra +‎ -ire.

Verb

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impietrìre (first-person singular present impietrìsco, first-person singular past historic impietrìi, past participle impietrìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive, also figurative) to petrify
  2. (transitive, figurative) to numb, to harden (e.g. one's heart)
  3. (intransitive) to turn to stone [auxiliary essere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to become stunned [auxiliary essere]
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to become numb [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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