Meaning
to sweeten, to soften
- to make sweet or sweeter (food or drink)
- to make milder, more pleasant, or softer (tone, manner, pain)
In a sentence
Puoi addolcire il tè con un cucchiaino di miele.
You can sweeten the tea with a teaspoon of honey.
Ha cercato di addolcire i toni per evitare un litigio.
He tried to soften his tone to avoid an argument.
Questa notizia non addolcisce affatto la delusione.
This news does not soften the disappointment at all.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| addolcire | infinitive |
| addolcisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| addolcisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addolcisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addolciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| addolcite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addolciscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| addolcivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| addolciva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| addolcivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| addolcivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| addolcivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| addolcisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| addolcì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| addolcimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| addolciste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| addolcirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| addolcirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| addolcirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| addolciremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| addolcirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| addolciranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| addolcisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addolcisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addolciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| addolciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addolciscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| addolcissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| addolcisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| addolcissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| addolciste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| addolcissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| addolciresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addolcirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addolciremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| addolcireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addolcirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addolcisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| addolciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| addolcite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| addolcendo | gerund |
| addolcito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- An -isc- verb in the present tense (e.g., 'addolcisco', 'addolcisce').