engourdir

French

Etymology

From en- + gourd + -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ɡuʁdiʁ/
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Verb

engourdir

  1. (transitive) to numb, make numb
  2. (transitive) to dull, deaden, blunt
  3. (reflexive) to go numb, go to sleep

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-.

Further reading

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