empêcher
Meaning
- to stop; to prevent; to hinder
- to refrain
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃe/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French empeechier, inherited from Latin impedicāre. Cognate with English impeach. Doublet of empiéger.
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