French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dé- +‎ fraîche (fresh) +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.fʁɛ.ʃiʁ/ ~ /de.fʁe.ʃiʁ/
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Verb

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défraîchir

  1. (transitive) to wither (destroy the freshness of)

Conjugation

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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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