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amortir.

to cushion, absorb, soften (shock, blow etc.)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.mɔʁ.tiʁ/
  1. to cushion, absorb, soften (shock, blow etc.)

  2. to deaden, muffle (noise)

  3. to pay off, amortize; to redeem (a title)

  4. to put an amortizement on

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, derived from Latin mortuus (“dead”). By surface analysis, a- + mort + -ir.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.