empaitar

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Borrowed from Old Occitan empaitar, empachar, from Vulgar Latin *impāctāre, from impāctum, perfect passive participle of Latin impingō (to drive, force). Alternatively, from Latin impedicāre (to fetter, entangle), in which case it is a doublet of empatxar.

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empaitar (first-person singular present empaito, first-person singular preterite empaití, past participle empaitat)

  1. (transitive) to chase, to pursue
    Synonyms: encalçar, perseguir

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