assottigliare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to thin
2. (transitive) to sharpen
3. (transitive) to make (someone or something) look slimmer
4. (transitive) reduce, slim down, taper
5. (transitive) to make keener

Concepts

thin

sharpen

reduce

summarize

make thinner

extenuate

trim

trim down

widen

make wider

attenuate

trim back

bring down

cut

cut back

cut down

Synonyms

abbassare

affilare

allargare

amputare

diminuire

molare

ridurre

tagliare

acuminare

affinare

aguzzare

appuntare

appuntire

arrotare

dimagrire

diradarsi

estendere

laminare

lappare

schiacciare

fare lamine

rendere sottile

diminuire lo spessore

appizzare

Translations

adelgazar

afilar

réduire

amincir

aguzar

disminuir

tailler

éclaircir

dünner machen

رتب

قلم

قطعة

قناة

فصل

خضع

Hyphenated as

as‧sot‧ti‧glià‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/as.sot.tiʎˈʎa.re/

Etymology

From a- + sottile (“thin”) + -are, or from a- + sottigliare (now obsolete), from Late Latin subtiliāre, from Latin subtīlis.