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empt
/ ɛmt, ɛmpt /
verb
dialect, (tr) to empty
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Word History and Origins
Origin of empt1
from Old English ǣmtian to be without duties; compare empty
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Example Sentences
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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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