affermir

== French == === Etymology === From a- +‎ ferme +‎ -ir. === Pronunciation === === Verb === affermir to firm up to strengthen to make firmer (reflexive) to become firmer, sharper or stronger (reflexive) to firm up ==== 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-. === Further reading === “affermir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012