amorcer

== French == === Etymology === From amorce +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɔʁ.se/ === Verb === amorcer to prime, set in motion to begin, to get to work on (to commence a project) to break ground (start construction work) (computing) to boot (fishing) to bait (lace with bait) (fishing) to bait, chum (try to attract fish with bait) to bait in, to string in, reel in to bait (e.g. an enemy, to react) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'. ==== Related terms ==== amorçage amorce amorceur désamorcer === Further reading === “amorcer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012