basourdir

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French

Etymology

Slang, "to kill" in 1628, the word comes from basir/bazir (to kill). Already in the second half of the 14th century, we encounter the past participle basi 'died'. Became abasourdir subsequently.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.zuʁ.diʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

basourdir

  1. (informal, obsolete) to kill
    Synonym: tuer
  2. (informal, obsolete) to stun
    Synonym: étourdir

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-.