smȯrtˈsän(ˌ)dō adjective
also smor·za·to -ä(ˌ)dō
Etymology: smorzando from Italian, verbal of smorzare to tone down, reduce, alteration (influenced by s-, from Latin ex- ) of ammorzare to moderate, weaken, extinguish, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin admortiare to extinguish, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -mortiare (from Latin mortuus, past participle of mori to die); smorzato from Italian, past participle of smorzare — more at murder
: growing slower and softer : dying away — abbr. smorz ; used as a direction in music