alléger

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin alleviāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.le.ʒe/, /al.le.ʒe/ === Verb === alléger to lighten to alleviate, relieve to reduce ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like protéger. It has both the spelling irregularities of other verbs in -ger (such as manger, where a silent 'e' is inserted before 'a' and 'o' endings (to indicate the /ʒ/ sound), and the spelling and pronunciation irregularities of other verbs in -é-er (such as céder), where the last stem vowel alternates between /e/ (written 'é') and /ɛ/ (written 'è'). === References === Etymology and history of “alleger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Further reading === “alléger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === allègre