grossir

== French == === Etymology === From gros +‎ -ir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁo.siʁ/ === Verb === grossir (transitive) to increase, to make larger (transitive) to plump up (intransitive) to put on weight, to gain weight; to get fat ==== 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-. ==== Antonyms ==== amincir maigrir mincir ==== Derived terms ==== grossir le trait ==== Derived terms ==== grossissement === Further reading === “grossir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Since Old French, from gros (“thick”) +‎ -ir. === Verb === grossir (transitive) to make bigger (intransitive) to become bigger ==== Descendants ==== French: grossir