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accroupir

accroupir

French

Verb

accroupir

  1. (reflexive) to crouch, squat
  2. (reflexive, rare, literary) to debase oneself (morally)
  3. (transitive, rare) to make someone or something crouch or squat

Conjugation

transitive

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-.

reflexive

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-.


Old French

Verb

accroupir

  1. to discredit, to dishonour, to ruin

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.