empènyer

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin impingere. Compare Occitan empénher.

Pronunciation

Verb

empènyer (first-person singular present empenyo, first-person singular preterite empenyí, past participle empès); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to push, to shove
  2. (transitive, figurative) to impel
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to sack, to fire

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References

  • “empènyer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.