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repaître

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French

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ paître.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁə.pɛtʁ/
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Verb

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repaître

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to feed
  2. (transitive, obsolete, figurative) to glut, to sate
    • 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act 4, scene 7:
      Viens repaître tes yeux d’un spectacle si doux
      Come feast your eyes on this touching scene
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) to eat
  4. (literary, pronominal) to feed on, to feast on
    • 2020, Leigh Bardugo, Grisha, page 23:
      Longues griffes crasseuses, ailes tannées et plusieurs rangées de dents affûtées comme des rasoirs pour se repaître de chair humaine.
      Long, filthy claws, leathery wings, and rows of razor-sharp teeth for feasting on human flesh.

Conjugation

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This verb is not conjugated in certain tenses.

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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