décacheter

French

Etymology

From dé- +‎ cacheter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.kaʃ.te/
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Verb

décacheter

  1. (transitive) to unseal; to open (that which was sealed)
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary [][1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Elle décachetait ses lettres, épiait ses démarches, et l'écoutait, à travers la cloison, donner ses consultations dans son cabinet, quand il y avait des femmes.
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Conjugation

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

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