empecer

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese empecer, from Vulgar Latin *impedīscere, inchoative of Latin impediō, impedīre.

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to harm; to prejudice
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to prevent; to impede

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *impediscere, from Latin impediō, impedīre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /empeˈθeɾ/ [ẽm.peˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /empeˈseɾ/ [ẽm.peˈseɾ]

Verb

empecer

  1. (obsolete) to harm, maim

Conjugation

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Further reading