épater

== French == === Alternative forms === épatter (older spelling) === Etymology === From é- +‎ patte (“paw”) +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.pa.te/ === Verb === épater (literally, transitive, dated) to deprive something of a paw or foot, or to damage/break its paw or foot so that it loses its support or normal function épater un chien, épater un verre (by extension, transitive, dated) to flatten (by extension, transitive, dated) to knock down; to cause to sprawl on the ground (reflexive) to fall sprawling, to come crashing down (figuratively, transitive) to amaze, to stagger ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “épater”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “épater”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === âpreté, patère, pétera, répéta