déchoir

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See also: de chóir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French decheoir, from Vulgar Latin *dēcadere, from Latin dēcidere. Related to English decay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ʃwaʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -waʁ

Verb

déchoir

  1. (literary) to wane (diminish)
  2. (literary) to strip
    déchoir un homme de son titreto strip a man of his title

Conjugation

This verb is defective in that it is not conjugated in certain tenses. It has no indicative imperfect form, no imperative form and no present participle.

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