assoupir

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French

Etymology

Doublet of assouvir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.su.piʁ/
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Verb

assoupir

  1. to make drowsy
  2. to lull, soften

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-.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: assopire

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