abonnir

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɔ.niʁ/ === Verb === abonnir (transitive, absolutive or reflexive, usually inanimate, strongly dated) to improve; to render or become better ==== Usage notes ==== The verb is commonly used in agriculture to signify the action of enriching a soil. It is also used to refer to the improvement of wine over time. The verb is sometimes used humorously, and has been replaced in common use by améliorer. ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. ==== Derived terms ==== abonnissement === Further reading === “abonnir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012