French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- +‎ noble +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.nɔ.bliʁ/
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Verb

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ennoblir

  1. (transitive) to ennoble

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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