empêcher
/ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃe/ · verb
Meaning
- to stop; to prevent; to hinder
- to refrain
Etymology / origin
Inherited from Old French empeechier, inherited from Latin impedicāre. Cognate with English impeach. Doublet of empiéger.
- impeach(English)→
- impedicō(la)→
- empeechier(Old French)→
- empeechier(Old French)→
- empêcher (French)
- Relations: inh, inh, inh, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- impeach(English) (cog)
- impeachment(English) (cog)
- empachiér(Franco-Provençal) (cog)
- anpeche(Haitian Creole) (der)
- impacciare(Italian) (cog)
- impicciare(Italian) (cog)
- péché(Louisiana Creole) (inh)
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