French verbs — M
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- magnifier to exalt with praise; usually in reference to God
- maigrir to slim, to get slim, to lose weight
- maintenir to maintain
- maîtriser to master
- malmener to mistreat
- maltraiter to mistreat
- manger to eat
- manier to handle, manipulate
- maniérer to make affected (rare; maniéré: affected)
- manifester to manifest or demonstrate
- manipuler to manipulate
- manoeuvrer to manoeuvre, to operate
- manquer to lack
- maquiller to disguise, cover or apply makeup
- marabouter to cast a spell on; to enchant (magically)
- marcher to walk
- marger to margin (to give something a margin)
- marginaliser marginalize
- marier to wed
- marmonner to murmur, mumble
- marner marl
- marquer to mark
- marrer to laugh; to be amused
- marteler to strike with a hammer
- martyriser martyr
- masquer to mask; to hide
- massacrer to massacre
- masser to massage
- matérialiser to realize, to make happen
- mâtiner to crossbreed
- matir to make matte
- maudire to curse
- maximiser to maximize
- mécher to pack (a wound) with a wick (medicine); to sulphur (a cask)
- méconnaître to not recognize or be unaware of
- médiatiser mediatize
- médire denigrate
- méditer to think over, ponder
- méfier to mistrust
- mélanger to mix
- mêler to mix
- mémoriser to memorize
- menacer to threaten
- ménager to treat carefully, to spare; to arrange
- mendier to beg (plead for money or goods)
- mener to lead
- mentionner to mention
- mentir to lie
- méprendre to make a mistake
- mépriser to hate, despise
- merder to fuck up, to screw up
- mériter to deserve
- mesurer to measure
- métamorphoser to metamorphose
- mettre to put
- meubler to furnish
- miauler meow
- militer militate
- millésimer date
- mincir slim
- miner to mine, exploit natural riches
- minimiser To lessen the importance of in the mind of people
- miroiter to sparkle, gleam
- miser to bet (place a bet)
- mitiger mitigate
- mixer to mix
- mobiliser to mobilize
- modeler to model, to mould
- modérer to moderate, temper
- moderniser to modernize
- modifier to change
- moisir to go mouldy
- mollir to mollify, become soft
- momifier mummify
- mondialiser to globalise; become global
- monnayer mint
- monopoliser to monopolize (have a monopoly)
- monter to go up
- montrer to show
- moquer to mock
- mordre to bite
- motiver to motivate
- motoriser to motorize (to provide with a motor or motors)
- moucher to wipe (someone's) nose (se moucher: to blow one's nose); to put in (their) place
- mouiller to make wet, get wet
- mourir to die
- mousser to foam (produce foam)
- moutarder to season with mustard (rare)
- mouvementer to activate, to use, to impact (an item, an account)
- mouver to stir, to turn over (soil) (regional)
- mouvoir adjourn
- moyenner to calculate the mean
- muer cast
- mugir moo
- multiplier to multiply
- munir to provide, fit, equip (a person, machine, device etc. de with something)
- murmurer to murmur
- muscler to develop someone's muscles, to muscle up
- museler squelch
- muser to wander about, usually aimlessly
- muter to transfer
- mutiler to maim (to cause permanent loss)