Verbes Groupe

abasourdir	to dumbfound, stun, bewilder
abâtardir	to deteriorate, debase
abâtardir, s’	to degenerate
abêtir	to make stupid
abêtir, s’	to become stupid
abolir	to abolish
aboutir	to end up, succeed
abrutir, s’	to degrade o.s.
accomplir	to accomplish, carry out
accroupir, s’	to squat
adoucir	to sweeten, soften
adoucir, s’	to get milder [weather]
affadir	to make tasteless, insipid
affadir, s’	to become tasteless, insipid
affaiblir	to weaken, reduce
affaiblir, s’	to become weak, lose strength
affermir	to strengthen, consolidate
affermir, s’	to become stronger
affranchir	to stamp (letter), emancipate, set free (slave)
affranchir de, s’	to break free from
agir	to act
agir de, s’	to be about
agrandir	to make larger
agrandir, s’	to grow larger
aguerrir	to harden to hardship
aguerrir, s’	to become hardened
ahurir	to bewilder, flabbergast
aigrir	to embitter, sour
aigrir, s’	to turn sour, become embittered
alourdir	to make heavy
alourdir, s’	to grow heavy, stupid, dull
alunir	to land on the moon
amaigrir	to make thin, impoverish (soil)
amaigrir, s’	to grow thin
amerrir	to alight (on the sea)
ameublir	to loosen, break up (soil)
amincir	to thin down, make thinner
amincir, s’	to slim down
amoindrir	to reduce, diminish
amoindrir, s’	to diminish, grow less
amollir	to soften
amollir, s’	to become soft
amortir	to deaden (sound), amortize, depreciate
amortir, s’	to become deadened
anéantir	to reduce to nothing
anéantir, s’	to vanish, come to nothing
anoblir	to ennoble
aplanir	to smooth (surface), plane (wood)
aplanir, s’	to become smoother, easier
aplatir	to flatten
aplatir, s’	to lie down flat, become flatter
appauvrir	to impoverish
appauvrir, s’	to grow poor
appesantir	to make heavy
appesantir, s’	to become heavy
applaudir	to applaud
applaudir, s’	to congratulate o.s.
approfondir	to deepen, study thoroughly
approfondir, s’	to grow deeper
arrondir	to round off
arrondir, s’	to become round
assagir	to calm down, sober
assagir, s’	to become wiser, sober down
assaillir	to assault, attack
assainir	to cleanse, make healthier
assainir, s’	to improve, become sounder
asservir	to enslave, reduce to slavery
asservir à, s’	to submit to, subject o.s. to
assombrir	to darken
assombrir, s’	to cloud over, become dark
assortir	to match (colours), stock (shop)
assoupir	to dull (pain), lull (passion), make drowsy (sb)
assoupir, s’	to doze off
assouplir	to make supple, soften
assouplir, s’	to become supple
assourdir	to deafen, tone down
assourdir, s’	to die away, grow fainter
assouvir	to quench (thirst), appease (passion)
assouvir, s’	to become sated, glut o.s.
assujettir	to subdue, fasten, curb (passions)
assujettir à, s’	to subject o.s. to, submit to
attendrir	to make tender (meat), soften (vegetables)
attendrir, s’	to be moved, become tender [meat]
atterrir	to land, touch ground
attiédir	to cool down, make lukewarm
attiédir, s’	to cool off, become less enthusiast
avachir, s’	to loose one’s energy, become sloppy
avertir	to warn, notify
aveulir	to make indifferent
aveulir, s’	to become indifferent
avilir	to degrade, render vile
avilir, s’	to demean o.s., lose value
bannir de	to bannish from, expel from
barrir	to trumpet [elephant]
bâtir	to build, construct
bénir	to bless
blanchir	to turn white [hair], whitewash (wall)
blanchir, se	to clear one’s name
blêmir	to turn pale, grow dim
blettir	(rare) to become over-ripe [fruit]
bleuir	to turn blue
blondir	to turn golden [wheat], go fairer [hair]
blottir, se	to curl up, snuggle up
bondir	to bounce, leap, spring
bouffir	to become bloated, swollen
brandir	to brandish (arm), wave about (object)
brunir	to tan, become dark
brunir, se	to go darker
candir, se	(rare) to crystallize [sugar]
chancir	(rare) to go mouldy
chancir, se	(rare) to go mouldy
chérir	to cherish
choisir	to choose, select
clapir	to squeal [rabbit]
compatir à	to sympathize with, be indulgent towards
convertir	to convert, win over
convertir à, se	to become converted, turn to
crépir	(rare) to grain (leather), roughcast (wall)
croupir	to lie (in filth), stagnate [water]
débâtir	to pull down
décatir	(rare) to take the gloss off (cloth)
décatir, se	(rare) to age, lose one’s freshness
décrépir	(rare) to strip plaster
décrépir, se	to fall into disrepair
définir	to define
défleurir	to loose blossom [tree]
défraîchir	to take away the freshness
défraîchir, se	to lose one’s freshness
dégarnir	to empty (bank account, store window)
dégarnir, se	to lose its leaves, one’s hair
dégauchir	to rough-plane (board)
déglutir	(rare) to swallow
dégourdir	to remove stiffness from (limb), revive
dégourdir, se	to warm up, stretch one’s limbs, grow more alert
dégrossir	to rough down (timber), trim
dégrossir, se	to acquire polish
déguerpir	to move out secretly [tenant], bolt
démolir	to demolish (house), knock down (argument)
démunir de	to deprive from
démunir de, se	to part with, give up (sth)
dénantir de, se	to give up, to part with (securities)
dépérir	to waste away [person], decline [health], wither [tree]
dépolir	to dull (surface), to grind (glass)
dépolir, se	to become dull
déraidir	to unstiffen
déraidir, se	to lose its stiffness [limb], become less tense
désassortir	to break up (collection)
désemplir, se	to empty [room]
désemplir, ne pas se	to be always full [store]
désenlaidir	to make less ugly
désépaissir	to thin down (hair, sauce)
désinvestir	to reduce one’s investments
désobéir à	to disobey, be disobedient
dessaisir de	to dispossess of
dessaisir de, se	to relinquish, part with
dessertir	to unset (precious stone)
désunir	to disunite, divide (people), separate (boards)
désunir, se	to become disunited, to come apart
dévernir	to remove varnish
divertir	to amuse, entertain
divertir, se	to amuse o.s.
doucir	(rare) to polish (metal, glass)
durcir	to harden
durcir, se	to harden, grow hard
ébahir	to astound, flabbergast
ébahir de, s’	to gape at, stand dumbfounded at
éblouir	to dazzle
éclaircir	to clear up (mystery), thin (forest)
éclaircir, s’	to clear up [weather], become clearer [situation], become thinner [hair]
écrouir	(tech). to hammer-harden (metal)
élargir	to widen (road), set free (prisoner)
élargir, s’	to widen out, extend
embellir	to embellish, make more beautiful
embellir, s’	to become more beautiful
emboutir	to stamp, press (metal), run into (car)
emboutir, s’	to collide [cars]
embrunir	(rare) to make brown, darken
embrunir, s’	(rare) to darken
emplir	to fill up
emplir de, s’	to fill up with
empuantir	to fill with stink, with bad odour
enchérir	to go up in price, make a higher bid
endolorir	to make painful, sore (limb)
endolorir, s’	to become painful
endurcir à	to toughen, harden to
endurcir, s’	to harden, become tough
enfouir	to bury
enfouir, s’	to bury o.s.
engloutir	to run through (fortune), gobble up (food)
engloutir, s’	to sink [boat], be engulfed
engourdir	to benumb (mind, limb) [cold, heat]
engourdir, s’	to grow numb [limb]
enhardir	to make bolder
enhardir, s’	to become bolder
enlaidir	to make ugly
enlaidir, s’	to grow ugly
ennoblir	to ennoble (sb), improve the quality (product)
enorgueillir	to make proud
enorgueillir de, s’	to pride o.s. on
enrichir	to enrich, make wealthy
enrichir, s’	to grow rich, make money
ensevelir	to shroud (corpse), bury, entomb
ensevelir, s’	to disappear (under ruins)
envahir	to invade
épaissir	to thicken (sauce), get thicker
épaissir, s’	to become thick [smoke], thicken [hair, fog], grow fat
épanouir	(lit.) to open out [flower]
épanouir, s’	to open out [flower], light up [face], blossom out [beauty]
estourbir	(lit.) to stun [by a blow], to stupefy
établir	to establish (business), set up (record), prove (fact)
établir, s’	to establish o.s. (in a place), become established [custom]
étourdir	to stun, make dizzy
étourdir, s’	to drown one’s sorrows, try to forget
évanouir, s’	to faint
faiblir	to weaken, lose power [engine], abate [wind]
farcir de	to stuff with (poultry), cram with (ideas, quotations)
farcir la mémoire de, se	to cram one’s memory with
finir	to finish, end
fléchir	to bend (knee), sag [knees], weaken [currency]
flétrir	to wither up [flower], slur [reputation]
flétrir, se	to wither [flower]
fleurir	to blossom [plant] (imparfait fleurissait); thrive, flourish (imparfait florissait)
forcir	to grow stronger [wind], to grow strong [child]
fouir	to dig ground [animal]
fourbir	to furbish (arm), polish up (metal object)
fournir	to supply, provide, follow suit (when playing cards)
fournir de, se	to provide o.s. with
fraîchir	to become cooler [weather]
franchir	to jump over (ditch), get over (difficulty), break (sound barrier)
frémir de	to quiver with, shiver with
garantir	to guarantee, secure (debt)
garnir de	to stock with (shop), trim with (lace)
garnir, se	to fill up [room]
gauchir	to warp (board), twist out of shape
gauchir, se	to warp [board], twist out of shape
gémir	to moan, groan
glapir	to bark [fox], yap, yelp [young dog]
glatir	to scream [eagle]
grandir	to grow tall [child], increase [power, discontent], magnify [microscope]
grandir, se	to make o.s. taller, more important
gravir	to go up (hill), climb (social ladder)
grossir	to grow bigger, enlarge, magnify (object)
guérir de	to heal, to cure, to get over from (fever)
guérir, se	to get better
guérir de, se	to recover from
hennir	to neigh [horse], whinny
honnir	to disgrace, dishonour
impartir	to grant (right, favour)
infléchir	to bend (ray, policy)
infléchir, s’	to bend [ray], cave in [structure]
intervertir	to invert, reverse the order
investir	to invest (money), besiege (place)
investir de	to invest with (mission)
jaillir de	to spring from
jaunir	to turn yellow, fade
jouir de	to enjoy (life)
languir	to languish, become weak, be slack [business]
lotir	to divide into lots
maigrir	to lose weight
maudire	to curse (participe passé maudit)
meurtrir	to bruise (flesh, fruit), wound (morally sb)
mincir	to get thinner
moisir	to mildew, go mouldy
moitir	(tech.) to make wet (paper)
mollir	to slacken [rope], lose strength [legs]
mugir	to bellow [bull], low [cow], roar [wind]
munir de	to provide with, equip with
munir de, se	to provide o.s. with
mûrir	to ripen [fruit], mature, give careful consideration to (question)
nantir de	to provide with
nantir, se	to secure o.s.
noircir	to blacken
noircir, se	to turn dark, grow dark
nordir	(mar.) to turn north [wind]
nourrir	to feed, cherish (hope)
nourrir de, se	to eat, live on
obéir à	to obey
obscurcir	to darken, obscure
obscurcir, s’	to become obscure, cloud over [sky]
ourdir	to hatch (plot), weave (intrigue)
pâlir	to become pale, fade [colour]
pâtir	to suffer
pâtir de	to suffer from (injustice)
périr	to perish, die (unnaturally)
pervertir	to pervert, corrupt
pervertir, se	to become perverted
pétrir	to knead (dough, bread)
polir	to polish (metal), refine (mind, manners)
polir, se	to buff (nails)
pourrir	to rot, decay, go bad
préétablir	to pre-establish
prémunir contre, se	to guard against
prémunir de, se	to provide o.s. with
punir	to punish
rabougrir, se	to become stunted [plant]
raccourcir	to shorten, reduce the length of
raccourcir, se	to become shorter
racornir	to make as hard as horn [leather], harden
racornir, se	to become as hard as horn
radoucir	to soften (tone), make milder (weather) [wind]
radoucir, se	to calm down, become milder [weather]
raffermir	to strengthen (authority), steady (prices), fortify (courage)
raffermir, se	to harden [muscle], improve [health], steady [prices]
rafraîchir	to cool down (drink, room), refresh (memory), freshen up (colour)
rafraîchir, se	to become cooler [weather], to refresh o.s., to have sth to drink
ragaillardir	to cheer up (depressed or tired person)
ragaillardir, se	to cheer o.s. up
raidir	to stiffen (cable)
raidir, se	to brace o.s., become stiff [cable]
rajeunir	to make sb look or feel younger, rejuvenate
rajeunir, se	to make o.s. younger or look younger
ralentir	to slow down (pace), slacken (efforts)
ralentir, se	to slow down [production], slow up, become slow
ramollir	to soften (butter, wax, sb)
ramollir, se	to become soft
rancir	to become rancid [oil, butter, fat]
rancir, se	to become old [ideas]
ravilir	to degrade, vilify
ravir	to delight (sb), give great pleasure
ravir qch à qn	to rob sb of sth
réagir à	to react to
réassortir	to restock (shop), to replace (glasses)
réassortir, se	to stock up again
rebâtir	to rebuild
reblanchir	to whiten again
rebondir	to bounce [ball], to rebound [from depression, disappointment]
reconvertir	to reconvert
reconvertir, se	to take up a new activity
recrépir	to roughcast again (wall)
redémolir	to redemolish
réfléchir	to reflect (light)
réfléchir à	to think about
réfléchir, se	to be reflected [light], reverberate [sound]
refleurir	to flower again, blossom again, flourish anew
refroidir	to cool down (enthusiasm)
refroidir, se	to turn cold [weather], to cool down [room]
regarnir	to restock (shelves), refill (purse)
régir	to govern, require (subjunctive, indicative)
regrossir	to gain weight again
réinvestir	to reinvest
rejaillir	to splash back [water, mud]
rejaillir sur	to fall back on [shame, disgrace]
réjouir	to delight
réjouir de, se	to be glad of, be delighted to
rélargir	to widen further
rembrunir, se	(rare) to cloud over [sky], darken, become sad [face]
remplir	to fill (glass, questionnaire)
remplir de	to fill with
remplir, se	to fill [room]
renchérir	to increase in price [goods]
renchérir sur	to outbid, to outdo (sb)
répartir	to distribute (heath, weight), spread (risk, payments), divide up (work)
répartir, se	to divide (in two groups), divide up among each other (work)
répartir en, se	to be divided up into
repolir	to repolish
resalir	to dirty again
resplendir	to shine [metal]
resplendir de	to glow with (health)
ressaisir	to recapture (fugitive)
ressaisir, se	to regain one’s self-control
ressortir à	to purtain to, be under the jurisdiction of (court, country)
res(s)urgir	to re-emerge, rise again
rétablir	to restore (order), recover (health), re-establish (contact)
rétablir, se	to recover, get well again
retentir	to ring [doorbell, trumpet, words]
rétrécir	to make smaller or shorter (skirt, pants), narrow (street), shrink (garment)
rétrécir, se	to become narrower [street]
rétroagir	to have a retroactive effect, act on the past
réunir	to join together (things), gather (information), convene (assembly)
réunir, se	to meet, gather together
réussir à	to succeed to
rosir	to blush, become pink
rôtir	to roast (meat), toast (bread)
rôtir au soleil, se	to bask in the sun
rougir	to turn red, blush, flush (from fever, embarrassment, emotion)
rouir	(tech.) to steep, soak in liquid (flax)
roussir	to russet or brown (meat, linen)
rugir	to roar [lion], howl [wind]
saillir	to cover (mare) [horse] (defective verb used only in infinitive and 3^rd persons]
saisir	to seize, grab, refer (a matter to a court)
saisir de, se	to seize upon
salir	to dirty (linen), tarnish (reputation)
salir, se	to get dirty
sertir	to set (precious stone)
sévir	to be rampant [poverty], be severe [cold], rage [war]
sévir contre	to deal severely with
subir	to undergo (operation, trial), suffer (defeat), come under (influence), sustain (losses), experience (a rise)
subvertir	didact. to subvert, undermine (public order)
surenchérir	to overbid, bid higher, rise higher in price
surgir	to appear suddenly [rock in sea], arise [difficulties], loom
surir	to turn sour
tapir, se	to crouch, stoop with the limbs pulled close to the body
tarir d’éloges sur qn, ne pas	not to be able to stop praising sb
tarir	to dry up [spring, tears], run dry [imagination]
tarir, se	to run dry, dry up [source, imagination]
ternir	to lose luster [silver], tarnish [reputation]
ternir, se	to lose luster [silver]
tiédir	to become lukewarm [water], cool off [friendship], cool down
trahir	to betray, give away (secret), misrepresent (thought)
trahir, se	to give o.s. away
transir	(lit.) to chill to the bone [cold], benumb, paralyze [fright]
travestir	to disguise, misrepresent (thought)
travestir, se	to dress as sb of the opposite sex
unir	to unite
unir, s’	to unite, marry
vagir	to wail, cry [new-born baby]
verdir	to turn green
vernir	to varnish [wood, nails], glaze (piece of pottery)
vieillir	to age
vieillir, se	to make o.s. older or look older
vomir	to vomit, throw up
vrombir	to buzz [flies], hum [aircraft], throb [engine]