empâter

== French == === Etymology === From em- +‎ pâte (“paste”) +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pa.te/ ~ /ɑ̃.pɑ.te/ === Verb === empâter (transitive) to coat, enrobe (transitive, pronominal) to thicken (transitive) to puff up (figurative) to nourish Synonym: nourrir (pronominal, figurative) to fill out, to get fat Synonym: grossir ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “empâter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012