désennuyer

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French

Etymology

From dés- +‎ ennuyer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.zɑ̃.nɥi.je/
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Verb

désennuyer

  1. (transitive) to relieve boredom (from)
    • 1835, L’Académie française, Dictionnaire de l’Académie française:
      Je cherchais par toutes sortes de moyens à le désennuyer.
      I tried all sorts of ways to relieve his boredom

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

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