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désennuyer

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French

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Etymology

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    From dés- +‎ ennuyer.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    désennuyer

    1. (transitive) to relieve boredom (from)
      • 1835, L’Académie française, Dictionnaire de l’Académie française[1]:
        Je cherchais par toutes sortes de moyens à le désennuyer.
        I tried all sorts of ways to relieve his boredom

    Conjugation

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    This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

    Further reading

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