engrener

== French == === Etymology === From en- +‎ grain +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡʁə.ne/ === Verb === engrener (transitive, dated) (of poultry) to fatten by feeding grain (transitive, agriculture, obsolete) to thresh (ambitransitive) to fill with grain engrener la trémie d’un moulin ― to fill the hopper of a windmill with grain (ambitransitive) to set in motion; to start; to begin engrener une affaire ― to begin an affair/undertaking (transitive) to engage or mesh (come into gear with) (intransitive) to be caught on a slippery slope ==== Derived terms ==== engrenage engrènement === Further reading === “engrener”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012