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essuyer.

to wipe, to wipe down

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/e.sɥi.je/

  1. to wipe, to wipe down

  2. to soak up

    figuratively
    A peine nommé, il a essuyé un tweet raciste d'un autre élu.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French essuier, from Latin exsūcāre.

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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.