French verbs beginning with I

229 verbs with English meanings. Select a verb to see its conjugation.

• identifieridentify; recognise; log in (s’identifier)
• idiotifierto turn idiotic
• idiotiserto make an idiot
• idolâtrerto idolize; to worship (treat as an idol)
• idéaliserto idealize (transitive)
• idéologiserto give an ideological character to
• ignifugerto fireproof (transitive)
• ignorernot know; be unaware of; ignore
• illimiterto unlimit
• illuminerto illuminate, to light up (transitive); to illuminate, to enlighten (figurative, transitive)
• illusionnerto delude (transitive)
• illustrerto illustrate
• imagerto embellish with images
• imaginerimagine; think up; suppose
• imbiberto soak, saturate (transitive)
• imbriquerto imbricate (transitive); to nest one within another (transitive); to be interlinked, to be closely linked
• imiterto imitate
• immatriculerto register
• immatérialiserto make intangible
• immensifierto make immense
• immergerto immerse
• immigrerto immigrate (to move into another country or area)
• immobiliserto immobilize
• immolerto sacrifice (that is, to kill) as an offering to a higher being; offer one’s life in sacrifice (reflexive); to massacre; to kill (figurative)
• immortaliserto immortalise (transitive)
• immuniserto immunize/immunise
• impacterto impact, to collide; to influence
• impartirto assign
• impatienterto make, become impatient (transitive); to be losing patience, to get restless (reflexive)
• impatroniserto act as master; to govern a household; to behave as if at home
• imperméabiliserto waterproof; to make waterproof
• impersonnaliserto make impersonal
• implanterto build (an installation); to install (machinery); to open (a business); to establish; to instill (an idea); to implant
• impliquerinvolve; implicate; imply
• implorerto beg, to plead, to implore
• imploserto implode (intransitive)
• implémenterto implement (transitive)
• importerimport; matter
• importunerto importune, to annoy
• imposerto impose; to tax (a person, a product), or to impose (a tax); to triumph, to win (reflexive); to establish oneself, to make a name for oneself (reflexive)
• impressionnerimpress; awe; expose photographic material
• imprimerto print, to print out
• improviserto improvise
• imprégnerto imbue (transitive); to soak up (reflexive); to impregnate (dated, transitive)
• impulserto encourage, egg on
• imputerto attribute, impute, put down to (transitive); to charge, allocate, settle (transitive); to blame oneself (reflexive); to accept responsibility, take the blame (reflexive)
• impétiginiserbecome impetiginized
• impétrerto obtain an official title, right, or privilege by petition
• inactiverto inactivate, deactivate (transitive)
• inaniserto deprive of purpose
• inaugurerto inaugurate
• incarcérerto incarcerate (transitive)
• incarnerto incarnate; to embody, to personify; to play (act as a certain character); to ingrow (become ingrown) (of a toenail or fingernail) (reflexive)
• incendierto burn down (transitive); to roast (criticize severely)
• incinérerto incinerate
• inciserto incise, make an incision
• inciterto urge; to impel (transitive)
• inclinerto incline; to lose (reflexive); to set, to go down (reflexive)
• inclureto include; to enclose (attach document, file); to feature (important aspect, design, information, event)
• incomberto behove (transitive)
• incommoderto incommode, bother, disconcert (transitive)
• incorporerto incorporate; to embed
• incriminerto incriminate (to accuse or bring criminal charges against) (transitive)
• incrusterto embed, to inlay; to gatecrash, to stay (for a long time), to overstay (informal, reflexive)
• incuberto incubate
• inculperto charge
• inculquerto inculcate; to instill into
• incurverto bend into a curve (transitive)
• indemniserto compensate
• indexerto index (put into an index)
• indianiserto Indianize
• indicerassign an index
• indifférerto leave indifferent (informal)
• indignerto fill with indignation, exasperate; to express self-righteous anger or disgust (reflexive)
• indigéniserindigenize; become indigenous
• indiquerindicate; show; point out; prescribe
• indisposerto irritate, to annoy; to make (someone) feel ill, to upset
• individualiserto individualize, personalize (transitive)
• indoloriserto render painless
• indonésianiserto Indonesianize
• induireto induce, to cause; to infer by inductive reasoning; produce by induction
• indulgencierindulge; attach an indulgence to an object
• indurerto harden (a body tissue) (transitive)
• industrialiserto industrialize
• indéfiniserto make indefinite
• infantiliserto infantilize (transitive)
• infecterto infect
• infesterto infest
• infirmerto weaken, to undermine (a theory, a testimony, etc.); to invalidate
• infligerto inflict, to impose
• influencerinfluence (to exert an influence upon) (transitive)
• influerto influence (to exert an influence upon) (intransitive)
• infléchirto bend (a thing), forming an elbow-shape (transitive); to change the state or direction of (a thing) by inclining, curving, or crossing (transitive); to change the orientation or outcome of (a thing, a course of events) (figurative, transitive); to change direction; to curve (reflexive)
• informatiserto computerize; to digitize (transitive)
• informerinform; tell; find out (s’informer)
• infroissabilisermake fabric crease-resistant
• infuserto infuse; to inject
• inféoderto infeudate; to subjugate, to subdue (figurative)
• inférerto infer (make an inference)
• inférioriserput in an inferior position; make someone feel inferior
• ingurgiterto swallow (transitive); to drink avidly (transitive)
• ingérerto ingest, to swallow; to interfere in, to meddle with (reflexive)
• inhalerto inhale
• inhiberto inhibit (to hinder; to restrain)
• inhumerto bury; to inter
• initialiserto initialize (transitive)
• initierto initiate (to introduce into a religion, sect, art, etc.); to start, to initiate
• injecterto inject
• injurierto abuse, howl abuse at
• innerverto innervate
• innocenterto declare innocent, to absolve, to exonerate (transitive)
• innoverto innovate
• inoculerto inoculate
• inonderto flood (to overflow); to inundate
• inquiéterworry; trouble
• inscrireto inscribe (engrave) (transitive); to inscribe; jot down (make notes on paper) (transitive); to inscribe (transitive); to inscribe, sign up (to a publication, annual pass etc.) (transitive)
• insculperto carve
• insensibiliserto anesthetize (transitive); to desensitize (to an allergy) (transitive)
• insinuerinsinuate (make way for by subtle means); insinuate; hint
• insisterinsist; stress; persist
• insolerexpose to sunlight; expose a photosensitive surface to light
• insolubiliserinsolubilize
• insonoriserto deafen, to soundproof (to make something soundproof) (transitive)
• inspecterto inspect
• inspirerto breathe in; to inspire
• instabilisermake unstable
• installerinstall; set up; place; settle in (s’installer)
• instantanéisermake instantaneous
• instaurerto set up; to establish
• instiguerinstigate
• instillerto instil
• instituerto institute (transitive); to bring forth (transitive)
• institutionnaliserto institutionalise (transitive)
• instruireto instruct, to teach; (of a judge or other magistrate) to hear, to try (a case)
• instrumentaliserto instrumentalize, to exploit, to use (for selfish gains) (transitive)
• instrumenterto instrument, draw up (transitive); to orchestrate (transitive)
• insufflerto infuse (transitive); to instill (transitive)
• insulariserto make insular
• insulterto insult
• insupporterto get on someone's nerves, to drive someone crazy (informal, transitive)
• insurgerto rise up, to protest (against) (reflexive)
• insécurisermake less safe; render more dangerous
• inséminerto inseminate (transitive); to impregnate (transitive)
• insérerto insert
• intaillerengrave a recessed design in a gemstone or hard stone
• intellectualiserto intellectualize (transitive)
• intensifierto intensify
• intenterto file, bring
• intentionnalisermake intentional
• interagirto interact
• intercalerto intercalate (add an extra day); to insert; to join in a ruck
• intercepterto intercept (transitive)
• interclasserto interfile (transitive)
• interconnecterto interconnect (to connect to one another)
• intercéderto intercede
• interdireforbid; ban; prohibit
• interfacerto interface (transitive)
• interfolierto interleave, interfoliate (transitive)
• interférerto interfere
• interjeterto lodge
• interligneradd spacing between lines (typesetting)
• interloquerto take aback (transitive)
• internaliserto internalize, to interiorize; to internalize
• internationaliserto internationalize (transitive)
• internerto intern, to imprison; to section (in a psychiatric ward)
• interpellerto call out to (transitive); to question, to interrogate; to address (of police etc.) (transitive); to apprehend, to arrest (transitive); to raise questions for (figurative, transitive)
• interpolerto interpolate (transitive)
• interpolliniserpollinate each other
• interposerto interpose (transitive)
• interpréterto translate (transitive); to interpret (transitive); to construe (transitive)
• interrelierconnect
• interrogerquestion; interview; interrogate; test orally
• interrompreinterrupt; stop temporarily
• intervenirto intervene; to take part
• intervertirto invert, reverse (transitive); to interchange (transitive)
• interviewerto interview
• intimerto inform, to notify (transitive)
• intimiderto intimidate (transitive)
• intitulerto title (eg. a book) (transitive); to be titled (reflexive)
• intoxiquerto poison, to intoxicate; to spread propaganda
• intriguerto puzzle; to make interested or curious (transitive); to scheme, to connive (intransitive)
• intriquerto become mingled, tangled or enmeshed (reflexive); to intermingle, intermix or interflow
• introduireto introduce; to insert, to put in
• introjecterto fantasize about possessing
• introniserto enthrone; to induct, to introduce into
• intuiterguess; intuit
• intégrerto integrate, to incorporate (transitive); to join, to join in (a group, a band) (transitive); to fit in (reflexive); to integrate
• intéresserinterest; concern; involve; be interested in (s’intéresser à)
• intérioriserto internalize, to interiorize; to accept, to receive, to take in; to take on, to assume
• invaginerto invaginate
• invaliderto invalidate, void
• invectiverto insult, shout abuse (at) (transitive)
• inventerinvent; make up
• inventorierto inventorize
• inverserto invert (transitive); to revert (transitive); to get reversed; to go the other way round (reflexive)
• invertirto invert (transitive)
• investirto invest; to lay siege to, to besiege; to install into office, to vest, to give formal authority to
• inviterinvite; ask someone to; encourage
• invoquerto invoke; to call upon (God)
• inégaliserto make unequal
• ioderTo iodate
• iodlerto yodel (intransitive)
• ioniserto ionize
• iouleryodel
• irakiserto Iraqize
• iraniserto Iranianize
• iriserto make, or to become iridescent
• irlandiserto make Irish
• ironiserto be ironic; to say ironically
• irradierto irradiate (sterilyse)
• irriguerto irrigate
• irriterto annoy, to irritate
• irréaliserto render unreal; not to accomplish
• islamiserto Islamize/Islamise, Islamicize (to make Islamic)
• islandiserto make more Icelandic, especially language elements
• isolerto isolate; to insulate
• isomériserto transform into an isomer
• israéliserto make Israeli
• issirto leave, to go out (archaic)
• italianiserto Italianize
• italiserto italicize; to set in italics
• itérerto iterate
• ivoiriserto make Ivorian
• s’immiscerto involve (someone) (transitive); to interfere (reflexive)
• s’infatuerto become infatuated; to be smitten
• s’infiltrerto infiltrate
• s’ingénierto strive (reflexive)
• s’interpénétrerto interpenetrate
• s’invétérerbecome established