élargir

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French

Etymology

From Middle French eslargir. By surface analysis, é- +‎ large +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.laʁ.ʒiʁ/
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Verb

élargir

  1. to enlarge, to make larger
    Synonym: grandir

Conjugation

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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