épreindre
French, verb/e.pʁɛ̃dʁ/
épreindre is spelled É-P-R-E-I-N-D-R-E (9 letters). Épreindre is a French verb meaning “to squeeze out, draw out by pressing, to extract” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Serrer, presser quelque chose pour en tirer le suc, pour en exprimer le jus”.
What does épreindre mean in English?
verb
- 1
archaicrareto squeeze out, draw out by pressing, to extract
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Serrer, presser quelque chose pour en tirer le suc, pour en exprimer le jus. 2. Faire sortir en pressant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épreindre
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- épreignant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- épreint participle past
- épreins first-person indicative present
- épreignons first-person indicative plural
- épreignez indicative plural present
- épreignent indicative plural present
- épreignais first-person imperfect indicative
- épreignait imperfect indicative singular
- épreignions first-person imperfect indicative
- épreigniez imperfect indicative plural
- épreignaient imperfect indicative plural
- épreignis first-person historic indicative
- épreignit historic indicative past
- épreignîmes first-person historic indicative
- épreignîtes historic indicative past
- épreignirent historic indicative past
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épreindre?
- /e.pʁɛ̃dʁ/
- \e.pʁɛ̃dʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.