épointer
French, verb/e.pwɛ̃.te/
épointer is spelled É-P-O-I-N-T-E-R (8 letters). Épointer is a French verb meaning “to blunt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Émousser une chose en lui ôtant sa pointe”.
What does épointer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to blunt
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Émousser une chose en lui ôtant sa pointe. 2. Tailler en pointe.
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 épointer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- épointant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- épointé participle past
- épointe first-person indicative present
- épointes indicative present second-person
- épointons first-person indicative plural
- épointez indicative plural present
- épointent indicative plural present
- épointais first-person imperfect indicative
- épointait imperfect indicative singular
- épointions first-person imperfect indicative
- épointiez imperfect indicative plural
- épointaient imperfect indicative plural
- épointai first-person historic indicative
- épointas historic indicative past
- épointa historic indicative past
- épointâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épointer?
- /e.pwɛ̃.te/
- \e.pwɛ̃.te\
- [e.pwɛ̃.te]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.