racheter

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French racheter, from Old French rachater. By surface analysis, re- (re-) + acheter (to buy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaʃ.te/
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Verb

racheter (transitive)

  1. to buy back
  2. to buy out, buy off
  3. to ransom
  4. (religion) to redeem (from sin)
  5. (reflexive) to make amends

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il rachète and the third-person singular future indicative il rachètera.

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