pulire

== Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin polīre (“to polish, to smooth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puˈli.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: pu‧lì‧re === Verb === pulìre (first-person singular present pulìsco, first-person singular past historic pulìi, past participle pulìto, auxiliary avére or (in the archaic intransitive usage) èssere) (transitive) to clean Synonyms: mondare, nettare, rassettare, riordinare, ripulire Antonyms: insozzare, macchiare, sporcare (transitive) to clear (a desk, courtyard, etc.) [with da ‘of something unneeded’] (transitive, figurative) to clean, to strip (someone) [with di ‘of something valuable’] (transitive, rare) to smooth (transitive, figurative) to refine, to perfect (intransitive, archaic) to become clean or pure [auxiliary essere] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “pulire”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati