épouvanter

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French espoenter, from Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese espantar, Italian spaventare, also Romanian înspăimânta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pu.vɑ̃.te/
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Verb

épouvanter

  1. (transitive) to terrify, horrify
    Synonyms: horrifier, terrifier

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • épouventer

See also

Further reading

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