dégarnir

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dé- +‎ garnir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de.ɡaʁ.niʁ/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

dégarnir

  1. (transitive) to strip, clear (remove)
  2. (military) to reduce troop numbers (of a battalion or army)
  3. (reflexive) to go bald

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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