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French

Etymology

From en- +‎ ivre +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/
  • (s'enivrer) IPA(key): /s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/
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Verb

enivrer

  1. (transitive) to intoxicate, make drunk or get (someone) drunk, either physically or figuratively
  2. (reflexive, + de) to get drunk; to become intoxicated
    Synonyms: se noircir, se bourrer la gueule, se souler
    Antonym: désenivrer
    • 1869, Charles Baudelaire, “Enivrez-vous”, in Petits Poèmes en prose:
      Il est l’heure de s’enivrer ! Pour n’être pas les esclaves martyrisés du Temps, enivrez-vous ; enivrez-vous sans cesse ! De vin, de poésie ou de vertu, à votre guise.
      It is time to get drunk! In order not to be the tormented slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk constantly! On wine, on poetry or on virtue, as you wish.
    • 1960, “Les deux guitares”, performed by Charles Aznavour:
      Oh versez, versez-m'en encore / Pour que je m'enivre
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of enivrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple enivrer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple enivrant
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle enivré
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present enivre
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		enivres
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		enivre
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		enivrons
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɔ̃/ 		enivrez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/ 		enivrent
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/
imperfect enivrais
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/ 		enivrais
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/ 		enivrait
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/ 		enivrions
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		enivriez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.je/ 		enivraient
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/
past historic2 enivrai
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/ 		enivras
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁa/ 		enivra
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁa/ 		enivrâmes
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁam/ 		enivrâtes
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁat/ 		enivrèrent
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛʁ/
future enivrerai
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁe/ 		enivreras
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁa/ 		enivrera
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁa/ 		enivrerons
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		enivrerez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁe/ 		enivreront
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional enivrerais
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		enivrerais
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		enivrerait
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		enivrerions
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		enivreriez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁje/ 		enivreraient
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present enivre
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		enivres
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		enivre
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		enivrions
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		enivriez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.je/ 		enivrent
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/
imperfect2 enivrasse
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁas/ 		enivrasses
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁas/ 		enivrât
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁa/ 		enivrassions
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		enivrassiez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁa.sje/ 		enivrassent
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — enivre
/ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		— enivrons
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁɔ̃/ 		enivrez
/ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of s'enivrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'enivrer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s'enivrant
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle enivré
/s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m'enivre
/mə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		t'enivres
/tə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		s'enivre
/sə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		nous enivrons
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɔ̃/ 		vous enivrez
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/ 		s'enivrent
/sə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/
imperfect m'enivrais
/mə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/ 		t'enivrais
/tə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/ 		s'enivrait
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/ 		nous enivrions
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		vous enivriez
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.je/ 		s'enivraient
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛ/
past historic2 m'enivrai
/mə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁe/ 		t'enivras
/tə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁa/ 		s'enivra
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁa/ 		nous enivrâmes
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁam/ 		vous enivrâtes
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁat/ 		s'enivrèrent
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɛʁ/
future m'enivrerai
/mə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁe/ 		t'enivreras
/tə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁa/ 		s'enivrera
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁa/ 		nous enivrerons
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous enivrerez
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁe/ 		s'enivreront
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m'enivrerais
/mə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		t'enivrerais
/tə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		s'enivrerait
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/ 		nous enivrerions
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous enivreriez
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁje/ 		s'enivreraient
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m'enivre
/mə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		t'enivres
/tə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		s'enivre
/sə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/ 		nous enivrions
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.jɔ̃/ 		vous enivriez
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁi.je/ 		s'enivrent
/sə s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ/
imperfect2 m'enivrasse
/mə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁas/ 		t'enivrasses
/tə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁas/ 		s'enivrât
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁa/ 		nous enivrassions
/nu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		vous enivrassiez
/vu s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁa.sje/ 		s'enivrassent
/sə s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — enivre-toi
/s‿ɑ̃.nivʁ.twa/ 		— enivrons-nous
/s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁɔ̃.nu/ 		enivrez-vous
/s‿ɑ̃.ni.vʁe.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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