esploitier

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From espleitier, from Vulgar Latin *explicitāre, a frequentative form of Latin explicāre, explicō.

Verb[edit]

esploitier

  1. to use; to make use of

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants[edit]

  • Angevin: épiéter
  • English: exploit
  • French: exploiter