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empt

/ ɛmt; ɛmpt /

verb

  1. dialect.
    tr to empty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of empt1

from Old English ǣپ to be without duties; compare empty
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Head upstairs to the third floor for mostly male-friendly clothing lines by Carhartt WIP, Cav Empt and Wacko Maria as well as unisex hats, backpacks and some selections for women, such as the limited-edition Adidas Originals x Fiorucci line.

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The task of the authorities is not to stand back and shrug, but to pre‑empt, mitigate and protect.

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The Day of Protest was the ANC’s first att empt to hold a political strike on a national scale and it was a moderate success.

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"Do you see? It's quite empt—" The darkness sprang at him, snarling.

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Glos. de contrahend. empt, &c. necnon J. Scrudr, in cap. § refut. per totum.

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