"défaire" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /de.fɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-défaire.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: From Old French desfaire. By surface analysis, dé- + faire. Possibly from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin *disfacere, from Latin dis- + faciō. Compare Catalan desfer, Italian disfare, Portuguese desfazer, Romanian desface, Spanish deshacer. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|desfaire}} Old French desfaire, {{surf|fr|dé-|faire}} By surface analysis, dé- + faire, {{der|fr|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{inh|fr|VL.|*disfaciō|*disfacere}} Vulgar Latin *disfacere, {{inh|fr|la|dis-}} Latin dis-, {{m|la|faciō}} faciō 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, French terms prefixed with dé-, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 5 20 2 29 31 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with dé-: 17 11 23 10 19 21 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 16 7 23 4 24 25
  2. (transitive) to undo, unfasten, unwind Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-ggiUj0Pm Categories (other): French terms prefixed with dé- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with dé-: 17 11 23 10 19 21
  3. (transitive) to break, break up, unmake Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-T4Ug6nIW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with dé-, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 5 20 2 29 31 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with dé-: 17 11 23 10 19 21 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 16 7 23 4 24 25
  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-, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 5 20 2 29 31 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with dé-: 17 11 23 10 19 21 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 16 7 23 4 24 25
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to part with Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-défaire-fr-verb-rbM97WtG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with dé-, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 5 20 2 29 31 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with dé-: 17 11 23 10 19 21 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 16 7 23 4 24 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: redéfaire, défaiseur

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "déferions",
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    },
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      "form": "déferiez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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        "pluperfect"
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      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "défasse",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "singular",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "défassions",
      "ipa": "/de.fa.sjɔ̃/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "défassiez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "subjunctive"
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        "third-person"
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "défissiez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "défissent",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "défais",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "défaisons",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "défaites",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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}

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    "French terms derived from Old French",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "défissiez",
      "ipa": "/de.fi.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/de.fɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "défaisons",
      "ipa": "/def.zɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "défaisons",
      "ipa": "/dɛf.zɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "défaites",
      "ipa": "/de.fɛt/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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      "name": "fr-verb"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take down, take apart, dismantle, unpack (luggage)"
      ],
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        [
          "take down",
          "take down"
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        [
          "take apart",
          "take apart"
        ],
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          "dismantle"
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          "unpack"
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        "(transitive) to take down, take apart, dismantle, unpack (luggage)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to undo, unfasten, unwind"
      ],
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        [
          "undo",
          "undo"
        ],
        [
          "unfasten",
          "unfasten"
        ],
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          "unwind",
          "unwind"
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        "(transitive) to undo, unfasten, unwind"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to break, break up, unmake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "break up",
          "break up"
        ],
        [
          "unmake",
          "unmake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to break, break up, unmake"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French literary terms",
        "French transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to defeat, conquer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defeat",
          "defeat"
        ],
        [
          "conquer",
          "conquer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, literary) to defeat, conquer"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to come undone, fall apart, disintegrate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "come undone",
          "come undone"
        ],
        [
          "fall apart",
          "fall apart"
        ],
        [
          "disintegrate",
          "disintegrate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive) to come undone, fall apart, disintegrate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to part with ones property",
          "text": "se défaire d’une propriété",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to part with"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "de",
          "de#French"
        ],
        [
          "part with",
          "part with"
        ]
      ],
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        "(takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to part with"
      ],
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        "takes a reflexive pronoun",
        "with de"
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/de.fɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʁ"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/Fr-d%C3%A9faire.ogg/Fr-d%C3%A9faire.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Fr-d%C3%A9faire.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "défaire"
}

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