défolier
French, verb/de.fɔ.lje/
défolier is spelled D-É-F-O-L-I-E-R (8 letters). Défolier is a French verb meaning “to defoliate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire perdre ses feuilles à (une plante) → voir effeuiller”.
What does défolier mean in English?
verb
- 1
to defoliate
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Faire perdre ses feuilles à (une plante) → voir effeuiller.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of défolier
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- défoliant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- défolié participle past
- défolie first-person indicative present
- défolies indicative present second-person
- défolions first-person indicative plural
- défoliez indicative plural present
- défolient indicative plural present
- défoliais first-person imperfect indicative
- défoliait imperfect indicative singular
- défoliions first-person imperfect indicative
- défoliiez imperfect indicative plural
- défoliaient imperfect indicative plural
- défoliai first-person historic indicative
- défolias historic indicative past
- défolia historic indicative past
- défoliâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce défolier?
- /de.fɔ.lje/
- \de.fɔ.lje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to défolier
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.