entamer

== French == === Etymology === From Provençal entamenar, from Latin intaminare, from Latin in- + tangere + -are. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ta.me/ === Verb === entamer to cut into (something) entamer la peau ― cut into the skin to remove a small piece of something entamer un pain, un melon, un pâté ― cut a piece of bread, melon, pâté (card games) to lead (play the first card) (figurative) to eat into (savings etc.); to undermine (credibility) 2024 (13 February), Nicolas Revise, "Victoire démocrate à une législative à New York pour remplacer George Santos", La Presse: (figurative) to start, to begin, initiate Synonym: commencer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== rentamer === Further reading === “entamer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === rentame, rentamé