apprivoiser

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to tame
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to win over, to charm

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.pʁi.vwa.ze/
Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *apprīvātiāre, from Latin prīvātus (“deprived; freed, released”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“to bereave, deprive; to free, release”).

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