attendrir

== French == === Etymology === From a- +‎ tendre +‎ -ir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.tɑ̃.dʁiʁ/ === Verb === attendrir to make softer or more tender; to soften (figuratively, of a person) to soften (up) (reflexive, s'attendrir) to soften up (become softer) ==== 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-. ==== Derived terms ==== attendrissant === Further reading === “attendrir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012