apprivoiser

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value VL. is not valid. See WT:LOL. *apprīvātiāre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prīvātus (deprived; freed, released), perfect passive participle of prīvō (I bereave, deprive; I free, release).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.pʁi.vwa.ze/
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Verb

apprivoiser

  1. to tame
    • 1875, Georges Bizet, Carment, Act I:
      L’amour est un oiseau rebelle / Que nul ne peut apprivoiser, / []
      Love is a rebellious bird / That none can tame, / []
    • 1943, Antoine de Saint-Expupéry, Le Petit Prince
      Viens jouer avec moi, lui proposa le petit prince. [] Je ne puis pas jouer avec toi, dit le renard. Je ne suis pas apprivoisé.
      "Come play with me," proposed the little prince [to him]. [] "I cannot play with you," said the fox. "I am not tamed."

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