aguerrir

From a- +‎ guerra +‎ -ir.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

aguerrir (first-person singular present aguerreixo, first-person singular preterite aguerrí, past participle aguerrit)

1. (transitive) to harden, especially by exposure to warfare
   • 2018, Joan Casanovas Fortea, Montcroix:

     Els anys a la presó l'han aguerrit i només és amic dels seus amics, la resta són prescindibles.

     The years in prison have hardened him and he is only a friend to his friends, the rest are expendable.

Only the past participle is in common use.

• “aguerrir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “aguerrir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

From a- +‎ guerre +‎ -ir.

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɛ.ʁiʁ/ ~ /a.ɡe.ʁiʁ/

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aguerrir

1. to harden (become or make something resistant or less sensitive to)

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-.

• “aguerrir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.