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griser

Pronunciation: /ɡʁi.ze/

“griser” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. grey (to become grey)
  2. gray out, to make (a visual element) gray or lighter in color to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable
  3. to get tipsy

In French

  1. Rendre de couleur grise.
  2. Porter à la tête, étourdir en parlant de paroles, de liqueurs enivrantes, de la fumée du tabac, etc.
  3. Faire boire quelqu’un, rendre gris, saouler.
  4. Boire à l’excès; s’enivrer.

Etymology

From gris (“grey”) + -er.

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