dévoyer

French

Etymology

Equivalent to dé- + voie + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.vwa.je/
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Verb

dévoyer

  1. to mislead, to lead astray
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to go down the wrong path, to turn delinquant, to leave the straight and narrow

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ before a silent ‘e’.

Derived terms

Further reading

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