abonnir

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.bɔ.niʁ/
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Verb

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abonnir

  1. (transitive, absolutive or reflexive, usually inanimate, strongly dated) to improve; to render or become better

Usage notes

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  • The verb is commonly used in agriculture to signify the action of enriching a soil. It is also used to refer to the improvement of wine over time.
  • The verb is sometimes used humorously, and has been replaced in common use by améliorer.

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-.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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