bianchire
Italian
Etymology
From bianco (“white”) + -ire.
Verb
bianchìre (first-person singular present bianchìsco, first-person singular past historic bianchìi, past participle bianchìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to whiten
- (transitive) to remove oxidation or the patina from (a metal)
- (intransitive, rare) to turn white, to blanch [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation
Conjugation of bianchìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.