octroyer

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Early Medieval Latin auctōrizāre. The ‹c› was reinserted after the Latin etymon, at first in spelling, since Early Modern French also in speech. Doublet of autoriser.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔk.tʁwa.je/ ~ /ɔk.tʁwɑ.je/
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Verb

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octroyer

  1. to grant

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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