Meaning
to weaken, fade, dim
- To make weaker, fainter, or less intense (transitive).
- To become weak, faint, or fade away (reflexive/intransitive: 'affievolirsi').
In a sentence
La stanchezza ha affievolito la sua concentrazione durante l'esame.
Fatigue weakened his concentration during the exam.
Con il passare degli anni l'entusiasmo iniziale si è affievolito.
With the passing of the years, the initial enthusiasm faded.
Il rumore del temporale cominciò ad affievolirsi verso l'alba.
The rumble of the storm began to fade toward dawn.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| affievolire | infinitive |
| affievolisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| affievolisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affievolisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affievoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| affievolite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affievoliscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affievolivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affievoliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affievolivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affievolivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affievolivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| affievolisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| affievolì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| affievolimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| affievoliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| affievolirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| affievolirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| affievolirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| affievoliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| affievolirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| affievoliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| affievolisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affievolisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affievoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| affievoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affievoliscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| affievolissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| affievolisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| affievolissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| affievoliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| affievolissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| affievoliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| affievolirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| affievoliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| affievolireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| affievolirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| affievolisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| affievoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| affievolite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| affievolendo | gerund |
| affievolito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Third conjugation verb with '-isc-' infix in present tenses (affievolisco). Frequently reflexive ('affievolirsi').