défaire

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French desfaire, from Old French desfaire, from Early Medieval Latin disfacere. Synchronically dé- +‎ faire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.fɛʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Verb

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défaire

  1. (transitive) to take down, take apart, dismantle, unpack (luggage)
  2. (transitive) to undo, unfasten, unwind
  3. (transitive) to break, break up, unmake
  4. (transitive, literary) to defeat, conquer
  5. (reflexive) to come undone, fall apart, disintegrate
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to part with [with de ‘something’]
    se défaire d’une propriététo part with ones property

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