snaturare

Italian

Etymology

s- (pejorative prefix) + natura (nature) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sna.tuˈra.re/, [z̪n̺ät̪uˈr̺äːr̺e̞]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Stress: snaturàre
  • Hyphenation: sna‧tu‧ra‧re

Verb

snaturare

  1. (transitive) To pervert the nature of, to corrupt, to distort.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To deeply alter or modify.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To misrepresent; to misinterpret.

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References

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