emboire

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin imbibere. Doublet of imbiber, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bwaʁ/
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Verb

emboire

  1. (chiefly arts) to impregnate
  2. (reflexive, art, of a painting) to take a dark colour

Conjugation

Conjugation of emboire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple emboire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embuvant
/ɑ̃.by.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embu
/ɑ̃.by/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present embois
/ɑ̃.bwa/ 		embois
/ɑ̃.bwa/ 		emboit
/ɑ̃.bwa/ 		embuvons
/ɑ̃.by.vɔ̃/ 		embuvez
/ɑ̃.by.ve/ 		emboivent
/ɑ̃.bwav/
imperfect embuvais
/ɑ̃.by.vɛ/ 		embuvais
/ɑ̃.by.vɛ/ 		embuvait
/ɑ̃.by.vɛ/ 		embuvions
/ɑ̃.by.vjɔ̃/ 		embuviez
/ɑ̃.by.vje/ 		embuvaient
/ɑ̃.by.vɛ/
past historic2 embus
/ɑ̃.by/ 		embus
/ɑ̃.by/ 		embut
/ɑ̃.by/ 		embûmes
/ɑ̃.bym/ 		embûtes
/ɑ̃.byt/ 		emburent
/ɑ̃.byʁ/
future emboirai
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁe/ 		emboiras
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁa/ 		emboira
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁa/ 		emboirons
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		emboirez
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁe/ 		emboiront
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional emboirais
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		emboirais
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		emboirait
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		emboirions
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		emboiriez
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁje/ 		emboiraient
/ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present emboive
/ɑ̃.bwav/ 		emboives
/ɑ̃.bwav/ 		emboive
/ɑ̃.bwav/ 		embuvions
/ɑ̃.by.vjɔ̃/ 		embuviez
/ɑ̃.by.vje/ 		emboivent
/ɑ̃.bwav/
imperfect2 embusse
/ɑ̃.bys/ 		embusses
/ɑ̃.bys/ 		embût
/ɑ̃.by/ 		embussions
/ɑ̃.by.sjɔ̃/ 		embussiez
/ɑ̃.by.sje/ 		embussent
/ɑ̃.bys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embois
/ɑ̃.bwa/ 		— embuvons
/ɑ̃.by.vɔ̃/ 		embuvez
/ɑ̃.by.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of s'emboire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'emboire
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s'embuvant
/sɑ̃.by.vɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle embu
/ɑ̃.by/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m'embois
/mɑ̃.bwa/ 		t'embois
/tɑ̃.bwa/ 		s'emboit
/sɑ̃.bwa/ 		nous embuvons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.by.vɔ̃/ 		vous embuvez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.by.ve/ 		s'emboivent
/sɑ̃.bwav/
imperfect m'embuvais
/mɑ̃.by.vɛ/ 		t'embuvais
/tɑ̃.by.vɛ/ 		s'embuvait
/sɑ̃.by.vɛ/ 		nous embuvions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.by.vjɔ̃/ 		vous embuviez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.by.vje/ 		s'embuvaient
/sɑ̃.by.vɛ/
past historic2 m'embus
/mɑ̃.by/ 		t'embus
/tɑ̃.by/ 		s'embut
/sɑ̃.by/ 		nous embûmes
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.bym/ 		vous embûtes
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.byt/ 		s'emburent
/sɑ̃.byʁ/
future m'emboirai
/mɑ̃.bwa.ʁe/ 		t'emboiras
/tɑ̃.bwa.ʁa/ 		s'emboira
/sɑ̃.bwa.ʁa/ 		nous emboirons
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.bwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous emboirez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.bwa.ʁe/ 		s'emboiront
/sɑ̃.bwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m'emboirais
/mɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		t'emboirais
/tɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		s'emboirait
/sɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/ 		nous emboirions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.bwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous emboiriez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.bwa.ʁje/ 		s'emboiraient
/sɑ̃.bwa.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present m'emboive
/mɑ̃.bwav/ 		t'emboives
/tɑ̃.bwav/ 		s'emboive
/sɑ̃.bwav/ 		nous embuvions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.by.vjɔ̃/ 		vous embuviez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.by.vje/ 		s'emboivent
/sɑ̃.bwav/
imperfect2 m'embusse
/mɑ̃.bys/ 		t'embusses
/tɑ̃.bys/ 		s'embût
/sɑ̃.by/ 		nous embussions
/nu.z‿ɑ̃.by.sjɔ̃/ 		vous embussiez
/vu.z‿ɑ̃.by.sje/ 		s'embussent
/sɑ̃.bys/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embois-toi
/ɑ̃.bwa.twa/ 		— embuvons-nous
/ɑ̃.by.vɔ̃.nu/ 		embuvez-vous
/ɑ̃.by.ve.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

“emboire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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