essuyer

See also: êssuyer

French

Etymology

From Old French essuier, from Latin exsūcāre, present active infinitive of exsūcō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.sɥi.je/
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Verb

essuyer

  1. to wipe, to wipe down
  2. (figuratively) to soak up
    A peine nommé, il a essuyé un tweet raciste d'un élu républicain.
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Conjugation

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'.

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