Romanian

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin *impācāre, from Latin in + pācāre, present active infinitive of pācō (make peaceful, pacify), or more likely, the îm- was added later within Romanian to an older form păca. First attested in 1581.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɨm.pəˈka/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: îm‧pă‧ca

Verb

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a împăca (third-person singular present împacă, past participle împăcat) 1st conj.

  1. (reflexive or reciprocal) to make up, reconcile, conciliate, come to agreement [with cu]
  2. (reflexive or reciprocal, chiefly in the negative) be in good relations, coexist peacefully with someone [with cu]
  3. (reflexive) to make peace with, come to terms with [with cu]
  4. (reflexive or reciprocal; dated) to agree to a monetary arrangement
  5. (transitive) to reconcile opposing parties
  6. (transitive) to placate, comfort

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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