embellir

From em- +‎ bell +‎ -ir.

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embellir (first-person singular present embelleixo, first-person singular preterite embellí, past participle embellit)

1. (transitive) to beautify
2. (intransitive, pronominal) to become beautiful

• enlletgir

• embellidor
• embelliment

• “embellir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

From en- +‎ bel +‎ -ir.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bɛ.liʁ/ ~ /ɑ̃.be.liʁ/

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embellir

1. to improve, make more attractive
2. to embellish

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-.

• embellissement

• “embellir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

• anbelir
• enbelir

en- +‎ bel +‎ -ir.

embellir

1. to make prettier; to make more attractive; to embellish

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• → English: embellish
• French: embellir