envahir

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French envaïr, from Vulgar Latin *invādīre, from Latin invādere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.va.iʁ/
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Verb

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envahir

  1. to invade
    Les forces américaines ont envahi le territoire iraquien.
    The American Forces have invaded the Iraqi territory.
  2. to stretch, to overgrow, to fill
  3. to come over (someone) or wash over (someone), as a feeling
    Une immense solitude t’envahit.
    A tremendous loneliness comes over you.

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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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French envaïr

Verb

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envahir

  1. to invade