sévir

Meaning

  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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