dégager

== French == === Etymology === From dé- +‎ gage +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.ɡa.ʒe/ === Verb === dégager to free (someone or something) (military) to relieve (a town, army, etc.) to release (funds) to clear (a table, area, nose etc.) to give off, emit, radiate to draw, bring out (a conclusion, idea etc.) (sports, soccer) to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defend) (intransitive, vulgar) to get out of here ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written dégage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== See also ==== libérer === Further reading === “dégager”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012