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French word dépêcher comes from French empêcher, French dé-
empêcher (French)
(reflexive) to refrain (used with de). (transitive) to stop; to prevent; to hinder.
dé- (French)
Used to make antonyms (similar to English prefixes un-, dis-).
dépêcher (French)
(reflexive) to haste, to hurry up. To send, dispatch (urgently).