empêcher

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French empeechier, inherited from Latin impedicāre. Cognate with English impeach. Doublet of empiéger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pɛ.ʃe/ ~ /ɑ̃.pe.ʃe/ === Verb === empêcher (transitive) to stop; to prevent; to hinder (reflexive) to refrain [with de ‘from something’ or de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’] Synonym: se retenir de Je ne peux m'empêcher de l'admirer. ― I can't help but admire him. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:empêcher. ==== Derived terms ==== empêchement empêcheur n'empêche ==== Related terms ==== dépêcher ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: anpeche === Further reading === “empêcher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012