sévir

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin saevīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /se.viʁ/ === Verb === sévir (intransitive) to crack down, clamp down Il faut sévir contre cet abus. ― We must crack down on this abuse. Les lois ne sauraient trop sévir contre ce genre de crimes. ― The laws cannot be harsh enough on this sort of crime. (intransitive, of war, storm, etc.) to rage (intransitive, of disease, poverty, etc.) to be rife (intransitive, of policy, belief, etc.) to hold sway ==== 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-. ==== Related terms ==== sévices === Further reading === “sévir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ivres, revis, rives, rivés, servi, vires, virés, viser