épouvanter

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French espoenter, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese espantar, Italian spaventare, also Romanian înspăimânta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.pu.vɑ̃.te/ === Verb === épouvanter (transitive) to terrify, horrify Synonyms: horrifier, terrifier ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== épouvantable épouvantail épouvante ==== See also ==== effrayer === Further reading === “épouvanter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012