ragaillardir

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French

Etymology

From ra- +‎ gaillard +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.ɡa.jaʁ.diʁ/
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Verb

ragaillardir

  1. (transitive) to cheer up
    • 1936, “C'est la guinguette”, in La rue de notre amour, performed by Damia:
      Le bourgogne est une merveille / Il chauffe et ragaillardit / C’est du soleil en bouteille / Même quand on en boit la nuit
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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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