defii

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Etymology

From French défier and English defy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈfii/
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  • Rhymes: -ii
  • Hyphenation: de‧fi‧i

Verb

defii (present defias, past defiis, future defios, conditional defius, volitive defiu)

  1. (transitive) to challenge someone (to a fight, competition, debate, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of defii
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense defias defiis defios
active participle defianta defiantaj defiinta defiintaj defionta defiontaj
acc. defiantan defiantajn defiintan defiintajn defiontan defiontajn
passive participle defiata defiataj defiita defiitaj defiota defiotaj
acc. defiatan defiatajn defiitan defiitajn defiotan defiotajn
nominal active participle defianto defiantoj defiinto defiintoj defionto defiontoj
acc. defianton defiantojn defiinton defiintojn defionton defiontojn
nominal passive participle defiato defiatoj defiito defiitoj defioto defiotoj
acc. defiaton defiatojn defiiton defiitojn defioton defiotojn
adverbial active participle defiante defiinte defionte
adverbial passive participle defiate defiite defiote
infinitive defii imperative defiu conditional defius

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