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pâlir

/pa.liʁ/

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verb/pa.liʁ/

to pale; to fade (lose color); to fade (lose glory or power)

Elle pâlissait et avait des battements de cœur.

From Old French palir (12th c.). By surface analysis, pâle (“pale”) + -ir (infinitive suffix).