aiguiser

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French aguisier, from Vulgar Latin *acutiāre, from Latin acūtus, the past participle of acuō. Compare Catalan agusar, Italian aguzzare, Occitan agusar, Portuguese aguçar, Spanish aguzar. The initial -ai- can probably be explained through a hypothetical proto-French or late Vulgar Latin intermediate form *ayguydzar(e), from assimilation of the palatal approximant in the second syllable of an earlier *aguydzare. In this hypothesis, the Old French form aguisier may be due to influence from agu (cf. aigu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.ɡɥi.ze/ ~ /e.ɡɥi.ze/, /ɛ.ɡi.ze/ ~ /e.ɡi.ze/ === Verb === aiguiser to sharpen (of a point, to make sharper) to hone (e.g. a skill) to whet ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pierre à aiguiser aiguiser l'appétit ==== Related terms ==== aigu (adjective) aiguille aiguillon === Further reading === “aiguiser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012