pourfendre

== French == === Etymology === From pour- +‎ fendre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puʁ.fɑ̃dʁ/ === Verb === pourfendre (transitive, literary) to slice through, slay (with a sword) (transitive, figuratively) to lay into, shoot down, attack, slate (criticize strongly) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pourfendeur === Further reading === “pourfendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012