enchérir

== French == === Etymology === From en- +‎ cher +‎ -ir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʃe.ʁiʁ/ === Verb === enchérir (transitive) to make more expensive (transitive) to bid; to make a bid (at auction etc.) (intransitive) to go up (in price), become more expensive ==== 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 ==== renchérir, réenchérir surenchérir enchérisseur, enchérisseuse ==== Related terms ==== enchère === Further reading === “enchérir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === renchéri