sgrossare
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsgrossàre (first-person singular present sgròsso, first-person singular past historic sgrossài, past participle sgrossàto, auxiliary avére)
- to rough-hew (a sculpture, etc.)
- to sketch out (a piece of writing)
- (figurative) to instruct (someone) in the rudiments of a field
- to refine (someone)
- Synonym: ingentilire
- to purify (water) coarsely (removing the coarser sediments)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sgrossàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- sgrossare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana