verb/ɑ̃.pi.ʁe/
to worsen
“"Il ne faut pas empirer les choses"” — Let's not make things worse.
Synonyms: aggraver
Attested in Old French as empirier, empoirier, equivalent to en- + pire (“worse”) + -er. Compare Spanish empeorar.
/ɑ̃.pi.ʁe/
to worsen
“"Il ne faut pas empirer les choses"” — Let's not make things worse.
Synonyms: aggraver
Attested in Old French as empirier, empoirier, equivalent to en- + pire (“worse”) + -er. Compare Spanish empeorar.