ingrassare

From in- +‎ grasso +‎ -are Compare French engraisser, Dalmatian engrassur, Spanish engrasar, Romanian îngrășa.

• IPA^(key): /in.ɡrasˈsa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: in‧gras‧sà‧re

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ingrassàre (first-person singular present ingràsso, first-person singular past historic ingrassài, past participle ingrassàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

1. (transitive) to fatten, to lard
2. (transitive) to oil or lubricate

   Antonym: sgrassare

3. (transitive, agriculture) to fertilize (soil)

   Synonym: concimare

4. (intransitive) to get fat, to gain weight [auxiliary essere]

   Synonym: prendere peso

   Antonym: dimagrire

5. (intransitive, figurative) to get rich [auxiliary essere]

• arringasse, ingrasserà, rassignare