empire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 2.4 Verb 2.5 Anagrams 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Verb 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Related terms 3.2.3 Conjugation

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin imperium, inperium (“‘command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire’”) < imperare, inperare (“‘to command, order’”) < in (“‘in, on’”) + parare (“‘to make ready, order’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɛmpaɪə/, SAMPA: /"EmpaI@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɛmpaɪɚ/, SAMPA: /"EmpaI@`/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: em‧pire

[edit] Noun

empire (plural empires)

1. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
2. A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
3. A state ruled by an emperor.
4. Any vast area under the power of one person; most commonly used in business, e.g. "the McDonalds empire".

[edit] Related terms

• emperor
• imperial
• imperium

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• empire in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• empire in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• empire at OneLook® Dictionary Search

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eeimpr
• epimer
• E-Prime
• premie

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperium.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑ̃piʁ/
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[edit] Noun

empire m. (plural empires)

1. empire
2. influence, authority

[edit] Related terms

• empereur
• impératrice
• imperial

[edit] Verb

empire

1. First-person singular present indicative of empirer.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of empirer.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of empirer.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of empirer.
5. Second-person singular imperative of empirer.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eeimpr
• périmé
• primée

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

Latin implere

[edit] Verb

empire (obsolete; regional)

1. to fill, to overflow

[edit] Synonyms

• riempire

[edit] Related terms

• pieno

[edit] Conjugation

infinitive			empire
gerund			empiendo
present participle			empiente
past participle			empito, empiuto
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		io	tu	lui/lei	noi	voi	loro
	present	empio	empi	empie	empiamo	empite	empiono
	imperfect	empivo	empivi	empiva	empivamo	empivate	empivano
	passato remoto	empii, (rare) empiei	empisti, (rare) empiesti	empì, (rare) empié	empimmo, (rare) empiemmo	empiste, (rare) empieste	empirono, (rare) empierono
	future	empirò	empirai	empirà	empiremo	empirete	empiranno
	conditional	empirei	empiresti	empirebbe	empiremmo	empireste	empirebbero
subjunctive		che io	che tu	che lui/che lei	che noi	che voi	che loro
	present	empia	empia	empia	empiamo	empiate	empiano
	imperfect	empissi	empissi	empisse	empissimo	empiste	empissero
imperative		-	tu	lui/lei	noi	voi	loro
			empi	empia	empiamo	empite	empiano