n.
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English pechen, short for apechen to accuse, from Anglo-French apecher, empecher to ensnare ― more at IMPEACH
Date: 1560
transitive verb : to inform against : BETRAY
intransitive verb : to turn informer : BLAB
n.
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English pechen, short for apechen to accuse, from Anglo-French apecher, empecher to ensnare ― more at IMPEACH
Date: 1560
transitive verb : to inform against : BETRAY
intransitive verb : to turn informer : BLAB
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012