affaisser

== French == === Etymology === From a- (“to place under”) +‎ faix (“load”) +‎ -er, referring to the fact, under the weight of a load, something might bend and collapse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fɛ.se/ ~ /a.fe.se/ === Verb === affaisser (transitive) to cause to subside (reflexive) to subside, go down, sink (reflexive) to cave in, sag, give way, collapse (reflexive) to ebb, weaken ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “affaisser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012