amoindrir

French

Etymology

a- + moindre + -ir

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mwɛ̃.dʁiʁ/
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Verb

amoindrir

  1. (transitive) to lessen, degrade, decrease, shrink
  2. (transitive) to weaken
  3. (reflexive) to shrink, wean, reduce

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-.

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