empoirier

== Old French == === Alternative forms === empeirer, empirier === Etymology === From Early Medieval Latin impeiōrāre, from Latin peiōrem (“worse”). === Verb === empoirier to worsen (become worse) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem empir distinct from the unstressed stem empoir. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: empirer → Middle English: empairen, impeiren English: impair, empair (obsolete, rare)