occire

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occire

\ɔ(k).siʁ\
[o.siʁ] France (Saint Maurice de Beynost)
[ɔk.siʁ] France (Toulouse)

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Du latin vulgaire aucidere, par altération du latin classique occidere.

verb occire · avoir occis · en occisant · en ayant occis · occisant · occis

literary, Mort, Par plaisanterie ou Tuer. Au second plan apparaît le mari trompé; brandissant son épée, il s’apprête à occire les deux tourtereaux.

In English

kill to put to death
slay to kill, murder
murder deliberately kill

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@misc{occire_2026,
  title = {occire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/occire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}