scléroser

French

Etymology

From sclérose +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skle.ʁo.ze/

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Verb

scléroser

1. (transitive, pathology) to harden
2. (reflexive, pathology) to harden, to sclerose, to become sclerosed
3. (transitive, figuratively) to paralyse
4. (reflexive, figuratively) to ossify, to become fossilized, to grind to a halt

Further reading

• “scléroser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.