amollir

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ moll +‎ -ir.

Verb

amollir (first-person singular present amolleixo, first-person singular preterite amollí, past participle amollit)(transitive)

  1. to soften
  2. (figurative) to weaken, to mitigate
    • 2020, Josep Vallverdú, Camp de Mart:
      I si jo m'anava a queixar al comandant? Bé, el resultat era que sobtadament amollia el to.
      And if I went to complain to the commander? Well, the result was that he would immediately soften his town.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • amolliment

Further reading

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ mollir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɔ.liʁ/
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Verb

amollir

  1. to soften
    Synonym: ameublir

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading