redéfinir

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See also: redefinir

French

Etymology

From re- +‎ définir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.de.fi.niʁ/
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Verb

redéfinir

  1. redefine (to give a new or different definition to a word)
  2. (programming) override (to redefine an inherited method)

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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