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démener

démener

See also: demener and démèner

French

Verb

démener

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to convulse, thrash about; to struggle

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated mostly like the regular -er verbs (parler and chanter and so on), but the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-. For example, in the third-person singular present indicative, we have il démène rather than *il démene. Other verbs conjugated this way include lever and mener. Related but distinct conjugations include those of appeler and préférer.