exaucer

== French == === Etymology === Originally a variant spelling of exhausser, from Old French exalcier, from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin *altiāre, modelled after Classical Latin exaltāre (“raise, extol”). The sense of "fulfill (a prayer)" may have been influenced by Latin exaudīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zo.se/ === Verb === exaucer (transitive, religion) to fulfil the wish of a prayer ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'. ==== Derived terms ==== exaucement inexauçable inexaucé === Further reading === “exaucer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012