appesantire

== Italian == === Etymology === From a- +‎ pesante (“heavy”) +‎ -ire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ap.pe.zanˈti.re/, (traditional) /ap.pe.sanˈti.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: ap‧pe‧san‧tì‧re === Verb === appesantìre (first-person singular present appesantìsco, first-person singular past historic appesantìi, past participle appesantìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere) (transitive) to make heavy, to weigh down Synonyms: caricare, sovraccaricare, rendere pesante (transitive, figurative) to aggravate, to make harder, to weigh down Synonyms: opprimere, gravare (transitive, figurative) to make torpid, to make tumultuous Synonym: intorpidire (intransitive) to become heavier [auxiliary essere] (intransitive) to get fat [auxiliary essere] (intransitive) to become lazy [auxiliary essere] (intransitive, figurative) to become difficult, to get harder [auxiliary essere] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== appesantirsi === References === === Further reading === appesantire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === appresentai