French edit

Etymology edit

From dé- +‎ grever.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

dégrever

  1. (transitive) to unburden
  2. (transitive) to take a weight off (someone's shoulders)

Conjugation edit

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il dégrève and the third-person singular future indicative il dégrèvera.

Further reading edit