empirer

== French == === Etymology === Attested in Old French as empirier, empoirier, equivalent to en- + pire (“worse”) + -er. Compare Spanish empeorar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pi.ʁe/ === Verb === empirer (transitive, rare) to worsen Synonym: aggraver (intransitive) to worsen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “empirer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === premier, réprime, réprimé == Middle French == === Etymology === Attested in Old French as empirier, equivalent to en- + pire (“worse”) + -er. === Verb === empirer (ambitransitive) to worsen ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.