sévir

  1. (intransitive) to crack down, clamp down
  2. (intransitive, usually) to rage
  3. (intransitive, usually) to be rife
  4. (intransitive, usually) to hold sway

Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/se.viʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin saevīre.

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