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emprise

/empˈɹaɪz/em-PRYZ
/ɛmpˈɹaɪz/em-PRYZ

Meaningto take in hand

Common meaning: a bold undertaking

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchemprendre‘to take in hand’source
  2. Old Frenchemprisesource
  3. Middle Englishemprisesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto take in hand → a bold undertakingemprise‘a bold undertaking’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French emprendre ‘to take in hand’.

Roots

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