scléroser

French

Etymology

From sclérose +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skle.ʁo.ze/
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Verb

scléroser

  1. (transitive, pathology) to harden
  2. (reflexive, pathology) to harden, to sclerose, to become sclerosed
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to paralyse
  4. (reflexive, figuratively) to ossify, to become fossilized, to grind to a halt

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