enticher

French

Etymology

Back-formation from entiché, from Old French entechié, from teche, variant form of tache (“mark, stain”). The shift of e to i was influenced by the verb enticier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ti.ʃe/

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Verb

enticher

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become infatuated, besotted (de (“with”))

Derived terms

• entichement

Further reading

• “enticher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.