éployer

French

Etymology

From é- + ployer, from to Latin ex and from plicō, and thus to Latin explicō and borrowed French expliquer. Found Middle French as esployer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eplwaje/

Verb

éployer

  1. (literary) to spread (out), unfurl

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ before a silent ‘e’.

Further reading

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