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conforter

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French conforter, from Late Latin cōnfortāre (“strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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conforter

  1. (transitive, archaic, literary) to comfort, console (more commonly réconforter)
  2. (transitive) to strengthen, reinforce (a position, argument, situation)
  3. (transitive) (followed by dans) to confirm (someone) in an opinion, belief, or conviction

Conjugation

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Conjugation of conforter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple conforter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple confortant
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle conforté
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conforte
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		confortes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		conforte
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		confortons
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɔ̃/ 		confortez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.te/ 		confortent
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/
imperfect confortais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɛ/ 		confortais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɛ/ 		confortait
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɛ/ 		confortions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ 		confortiez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tje/ 		confortaient
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɛ/
past historic2 confortai
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.te/ 		confortas
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ta/ 		conforta
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ta/ 		confortâmes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tam/ 		confortâtes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tat/ 		confortèrent
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɛʁ/
future conforterai
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ 		conforteras
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ 		confortera
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁa/ 		conforterons
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		conforterez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁe/ 		conforteront
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional conforterais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		conforterais
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		conforterait
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/ 		conforterions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		conforteriez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁje/ 		conforteraient
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conforte
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		confortes
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		conforte
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		confortions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tjɔ̃/ 		confortiez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tje/ 		confortent
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/
imperfect2 confortasse
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tas/ 		confortasses
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tas/ 		confortât
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ta/ 		confortassions
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		confortassiez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.ta.sje/ 		confortassent
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — conforte
/kɔ̃.fɔʁt/ 		— confortons
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.tɔ̃/ 		confortez
/kɔ̃.fɔʁ.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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cōnforter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōnfortō

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin confortō (“strengthen greatly”), from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).

Verb

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conforter

  1. to reassure
  2. to comfort

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of conforter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive conforter avoir conforté
gerund en confortant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle confortant
past participle conforté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present confort confortes conforte confortons confortez confortent
imperfect confortoie, conforteie, confortoe, conforteve confortoies, conforteies, confortoes, conforteves confortoit, conforteit, confortot, conforteve confortiiens, confortiens confortiiez, confortiez confortoient, conforteient, confortoent, confortevent
preterite confortai confortas conforta confortames confortastes conforterent
future conforterai conforteras confortera conforterons conforteroiz, confortereiz, conforterez conforteront
conditional conforteroie, confortereie conforteroies, confortereies conforteroit, confortereit conforteriiens, conforteriens conforteriiez, conforteriez conforteroient, confortereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present confort conforz confort confortons confortez confortent
imperfect confortasse confortasses confortast confortissons, confortissiens confortissoiz, confortissez, confortissiez confortassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— conforte — confortons confortez —

Descendants

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  • French: conforter
  • → Middle English: comforten, conforten
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