poncer

== French == === Etymology === From ponce (“pumice”) +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === === Verb === poncer to rub down with an abrasive, to sand (art) to copy with pouncing paper ==== 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'. ==== Descendants ==== → German: pausen === Further reading === “poncer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012