incartapecorire

Italian

Etymology

From in- + cartapecora (parchment) + -ire.

Verb

incartapecorìre (first-person singular present incartapecorìsco, first-person singular past historic incartapecorìi, past participle incartapecorìto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to wizen or shrivel (of skin)
    Synonym: incartapecorirsi
  2. (figurative) to become old and decrepit (of the heart, brain, etc.)
    Synonym: incartapecorirsi

Conjugation

Further reading

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