perdre

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French word perdre comes from Latin do (I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.)

do (Latin)

I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.

perdo (Latin)

I destroy, ruin.. I lose utterly, suffer loss.. I waste, squander.

perdre (French)

(ambitransitive) to lose (not win). (reflexive) to get lost. (transitive) to lose (be unable to find).

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