empêcher

French

Etymology

From Old French empeechier, inherited from Latin impedicāre, present active infinitive of impedicō. Doublet of empiéger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃe/
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Verb

empêcher

  1. (transitive) to stop; to prevent; to hinder
  2. (reflexive) to refrain (used with de)

Conjugation

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:empêcher.

Derived terms

Further reading

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