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abîmer

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See also: abimer

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.bi.me/
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Verb

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abîmer

  1. to damage
    • 1968, Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics and music), “Bonnie and Clyde”, in Initials B.B., performed by Serge Gainsbourg ft. Brigitte Bardot:
      Il faut croire que c’est la société / Qui m’a définitivement abîmé
      You have to believe that is's society / Which has damaged me for good
  2. (pronominal, formal) to fall down or sink and disappear in a hole, depth, abyss
  3. (pronominal, formal) to become absorbed in something (thought, action)
  4. (rare or archaic) to throw down in a hole, depth etc.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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