abreuver

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *abbiberāre, derived from Latin bibere (“to drink”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bʁœ.ve/ Rhymes: -e === Verb === abreuver (transitive, literary) to water (cattle, fields etc.), give water to (a person) Synonym: arroser (pronominal, literary) to drink (transitive, figuratively) to shower (someone) [with direct object ‘someone’ and de ‘in/with something’] Elle l'a abreuvé d'injures. ― She insulted him copiously. / She showered him with insults. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abreuvage abreuvement abreuvoir === Further reading === “abreuver”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012