défraîchir

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French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From dé- +‎ fraîche (fresh) +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.fʁɛ.ʃiʁ/, /de.fʁe.ʃiʁ/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

défraîchir

  1. (transitive) to wither (destroy the freshness of)

Conjugation[edit]

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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