"défaire" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /de.fɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-défaire.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French desfaire, from Old French desfaire, from Early Medieval Latin disfacere. Synchronically dé- + faire. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|desfaire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French desfaire, {{inh+|fr|frm|desfaire}} Inherited from Middle French desfaire, {{inh|fr|fro|desfaire}} Old French desfaire, {{inh|fr|la-eme|disfacio|disfacere}} Early Medieval Latin disfacere, {{af|fr|dé-|faire}} dé- + faire Head templates: {{fr-verb}} défaire Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], défaire [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], défaisant [gerund, participle, present], défaisant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], défait [participle, past], défais [first-person, indicative, present, singular], défais [indicative, present, second-person, singular], défait [indicative, present, singular, third-person], défaisons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], défaisons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], défaites [indicative, plural, present, second-person], défont [indicative, plural, present, third-person], défaisais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], défaisais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], défaisais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], défaisais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], défaisait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], défaisait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], défaisions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], défaisiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], défaisaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], défaisaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], défis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], défis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], défit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], défîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], défîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], défirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], déferai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], déferas [future, indicative, second-person, singular], défera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], déferons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], déferez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], déferont [future, indicative, plural, third-person], déferais [conditional, first-person, singular], déferais [conditional, second-person, singular], déferait [conditional, singular, third-person], déferions [conditional, first-person, plural], déferiez [conditional, plural, second-person], déferaient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], défasse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], défasses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], défasse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], défassions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], défassiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], défassent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], défisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], défisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], défît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], défissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], défissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], défissent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], défais [imperative, second-person, singular], défaisons [first-person, imperative, plural], défaisons [first-person, imperative, plural], défaites [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to take down, take apart, dismantle, unpack (luggage) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-RzYWtTA1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 19 1 29 32
  2. (transitive) to undo, unfasten, unwind Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-ggiUj0Pm
  3. (transitive) to break, break up, unmake Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-T4Ug6nIW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 19 1 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 2 17 2 32 39
  4. (transitive, literary) to defeat, conquer Tags: literary, transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-3AJWaicS
  5. (reflexive) to come undone, fall apart, disintegrate Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-ZDX-2~O4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with dé-, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 19 1 29 32 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with dé-: 17 9 20 8 27 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 2 17 2 32 39
  6. (pronominal) to part with [with de ‘something’] Tags: pronominal
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-rbM97WtG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 19 1 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 5 21 3 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 2 17 2 32 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: redéfaire, défaiseur

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) to break, break up, unmake"
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    {
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        "French literary terms",
        "French transitive verbs"
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        "to defeat, conquer"
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          "english": "to part with ones property",
          "text": "se défaire d’une propriété",
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        "to part with"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛʁ"
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  ],
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}

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