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empecer.

to harm; to prejudice

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ẽ.peˈse(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.peˈse(h)]Brazil/ĩ.peˈse(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.peˈse(h)]Brazil
  1. to harm; to prejudice

    transitive
  2. to prevent; to impede

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese empeecer, from Vulgar Latin *impedīscere, inchoative of Latin impedīre. Compare Galician and Spanish empecer

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