French

abîmer

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  1. to damage
  2. (formal, pronominal) to fall down or sink and disappear in a hole, depth, abyss
  3. (formal, pronominal) to become absorbed in something (thought, action)
  4. (archaic, rare) to throw down in a hole, depth etc.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.bi.me/
Etymology

From abime, abîme, from Late Latin *abyssimus < Latin abyssus (“abyss”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless pit”).

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