enchérir

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French

Etymology

From en- +‎ cher +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʃe.ʁiʁ/
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Verb

enchérir

  1. (transitive) to make more expensive
  2. (transitive) to bid; to make a bid (at auction etc.)
  3. (intransitive) to go up (in price), become more expensive

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-.

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