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dégrossir

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French

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Etymology

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    From dé- +‎ grossir.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    dégrossir

    1. (transitive) to rough-hew
    2. (transitive) to dress down; tell off

    Conjugation

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    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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