ensorceler

French

Etymology

From en- +‎ sorcier (“sorcerer”) +‎ -er, with dissimilation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.le/
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Verb

ensorceler

  1. to ensorcell: to enchant; to cast a spell
  2. (figuratively) to captivate; to enchant

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il ensorcèle and the third-person singular future indicative il ensorcèlera.

Conjugation of ensorceler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ensorceler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ensorcelant
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ensorcelé
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present ensorcèle
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 ensorcèles
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 ensorcèle
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 ensorcelons
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɔ̃/		 ensorcelez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.le/		 ensorcèlent
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/
imperfect ensorcelais
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɛ/		 ensorcelais
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɛ/		 ensorcelait
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɛ/		 ensorcelions
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.ljɔ̃/		 ensorceliez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lje/		 ensorcelaient
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɛ/
past historic2 ensorcelai
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.le/		 ensorcelas
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.la/		 ensorcela
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.la/		 ensorcelâmes
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lam/		 ensorcelâtes
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lat/		 ensorcelèrent
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɛʁ/
future ensorcèlerai
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁe/		 ensorcèleras
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁa/		 ensorcèlera
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁa/		 ensorcèlerons
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁɔ̃/		 ensorcèlerez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁe/		 ensorcèleront
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ensorcèlerais
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁɛ/		 ensorcèlerais
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁɛ/		 ensorcèlerait
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁɛ/		 ensorcèlerions
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ɑ̃.sɔʁ.se.lə.ʁjɔ̃/		 ensorcèleriez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛ.lə.ʁje/ or /ɑ̃.sɔʁ.se.lə.ʁje/		 ensorcèleraient
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl.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 ensorcèle
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 ensorcèles
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 ensorcèle
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 ensorcelions
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.ljɔ̃/		 ensorceliez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lje/		 ensorcèlent
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/
imperfect2 ensorcelasse
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.las/		 ensorcelasses
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.las/		 ensorcelât
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.la/		 ensorcelassions
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.la.sjɔ̃/		 ensorcelassiez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.la.sje/		 ensorcelassent
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.las/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ensorcèle
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sɛl/		 — ensorcelons
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.lɔ̃/		 ensorcelez
/ɑ̃.sɔʁ.sə.le/		 —
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).

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