French verbs that start with the letter E

Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “E”:

List of French verbs starting with E

ébahir: to astonish
ébarber: to deburr
ébattre: to frolic
ébaucher: to sketch
ébaudir: to cheer up
éblouir: to dazzle
éborgner: to blind in one eye
ébouillanter: to scald
ébouler: to collapse
ébouriffer: to tousle
ébrancher: to lop off branches
ébranler: to shake
ébrouer: to snort (like a horse)
ébruiter: to leak (information)
ébrécher: to chip
écailler: to scale
écaler: to shell
écarquiller: to open wide (eyes)
écarteler: to quarter
écarter: to spread apart
échafauder: to construct (an idea)
échanger: to exchange
échantillonner: to sample
échapper: to escape
écharper: to maul
échauder: to scald
échauffer: to warm up
échelonner: to stagger (payments)
écheniller: to deworm
échiner: to exhaust
échoir: to be due
échouer: to fail
écimer: to top (a plant)
éclabousser: to splash
éclaircir: to brighten
éclairer: to illuminate
éclater: to burst
éclipser: to eclipse
éclore: to hatch
écluser: to pass through locks (a boat)
écobuer: to clear (ground)
éconduire: to dismiss
économiser: to save
écoper: to bail out (water)
écorcer: to strip bark
écorcher: to skin
écorner: to chip off a corner
écosser: to shell (peas)
écouler: to sell off
écourter: to shorten
écouter: to listen
écrabouiller: to crush
écraser: to crush
écrier: to exclaim
écrire: to write
écrivailler: to scribble
écrivasser: to write badly
écrouer: to imprison
écrouler: to collapse
écrémer: to skim (milk)
écumer: to skim (foam)
écussonner: to bud (grafting)
écœurer: to disgust
édenter: to tooth (deprive of teeth)
édicter: to decree
édifier: to build
éditer: to edit
édulcorer: to sweeten
éduquer: to educate
effacer: to erase
effarer: to frighten
effaroucher: to scare off
effectuer: to carry out
effeuiller: to strip off leaves
effiler: to fray
effilocher: to unravel
effleurer: to brush against
effondrer: to collapse
efforcer: to strive
effranger: to fringe
effrayer: to frighten
effriter: to crumble
efféminer: to feminize
égailler: to scatter
égaler: to equal
égaliser: to even out
égarer: to mislead
égayer: to amuse
égorger: to slaughter
égosiller: to scream
égoutter: to drain
égrainer: to deseed
égratigner: to scratch
égrener: to shell (seeds)
éjaculer: to ejaculate
éjecter: to eject
élaborer: to elaborate
élaguer: to prune
élancer: to dart forward
élargir: to widen
électrifier: to electrify
électriser: to thrill
électrocuter: to electrocute
élever: to raise
élider: to elide
éliminer: to eliminate
élire: to elect
éloigner: to move away
élucider: to clarify
éluder: to evade
emballer: to pack
embarquer: to embark
embarrasser: to embarrass
embastiller: to imprison
embaucher: to hire
embaumer: to embalm
embellir: to beautify
emberlificoter: to confuse
emblaver: to sow
embobiner: to wind
emboucher: to put to the mouth
embourber: to bog down
embourgeoiser: to make bourgeois
embouteiller: to bottle
emboutir: to crash into
emboîter: to fit together
embrancher: to branch off
embraser: to set ablaze
embrasser: to kiss
embrayer: to engage (a gear)
embrigader: to recruit
embringuer: to involve
embrocher: to impale
embrouiller: to tangle
embrumer: to fog up
embuer: to mist up
embusquer: to ambush
embêter: to annoy
emmagasiner: to store
emmailloter: to swaddle
emmancher: to handle
emmener: to take along
emmerder: to annoy
emmieller: to sweeten
emmitoufler: to wrap up warmly
emmurer: to wall up
emménager: to move in
emmêler: to tangle
empailler: to stuff (animals)
empaler: to impale
empaqueter: to package
emparer: to seize
empenner: to fletch
empeser: to starch
empester: to stink up
empierrer: to pave with stones
empiffrer: to stuff oneself
empiler: to stack
empirer: to worsen
empiéter: to encroach
emplafonner: to crash into
emplir: to fill
employer: to employ
empocher: to pocket
empoigner: to grab
empoisonner: to poison
empoissonner: to stock with fish
emporter: to take away
empoter: to pot (plants)
empourprer: to turn crimson
empreindre: to imprint
empresser: to hasten
emprisonner: to imprison
emprunter: to borrow
empuantir: to make stink
empâter: to thicken
empêcher: to prevent
empêtrer: to entangle
émanciper: to emancipate
émaner: to emanate
émarger: to sign off on
émasculer: to emasculate
émerger: to emerge
émerveiller: to amaze
émettre: to emit
émietter: to crumble
émigrer: to emigrate
émincer: to slice finely
émonder: to prune
émotionner: to move emotionally
émousser: to dull
émoustiller: to excite
émouvoir: to move (emotionally)
émuler: to emulate
émulsionner: to emulsify
enamourer: to fall in love
encadrer: to frame
encager: to cage
encaisser: to cash in
encanailler: to degrade oneself
encapuchonner: to hood
encarter: to enroll
encastrer: to embed
encaustiquer: to polish
encaver: to cellar
encenser: to praise
encercler: to encircle
enchanter: to enchant
enchaîner: to chain up
enchevêtrer: to entangle
enchâsser: to set (a gem)
enchérir: to raise the price
enclaver: to enclose
enclencher: to engage
enclore: to enclose
encocher: to notch
encoder: to encode
encoller: to glue
encombrer: to clutter
encorder: to rope
encorner: to gore
encourager: to encourage
encourir: to incur
encrasser: to dirty
encrer: to ink
encroûter: to crust over
enculer: to sodomize
endetter: to indebt
endeuiller: to mourn
endiguer: to stem
endimancher: to dress up
endoctriner: to indoctrinate
endommager: to damage
endormir: to put to sleep
endosser: to assume responsibility
enduire: to coat
endurcir: to harden
endurer: to endure
enfanter: to give birth
enfermer: to lock up
enferrer: to run through (with a sword)
enficher: to plug in
enfiler: to thread
enfiévrer: to fever
enflammer: to inflame
enfler: to swell
enfoncer: to drive in
enfouir: to bury
enfourcher: to mount
enfourner: to bake
enfreindre: to violate
enfuir: to flee
enfumer: to smoke out
engager: to hire
engendrer: to generate
englober: to encompass
engloutir: to engulf
engluer: to stick
engoncer: to wrap tightly
engorger: to clog
engouer: to be infatuated
engouffrer: to engulf
engourdir: to numb
engraisser: to fatten
engranger: to store
engrener: to engage (gears)
engrosser: to impregnate
engueuler: to scold
enguirlander: to garland
enhardir: to embolden
enivrer: to intoxicate
enjamb: to step over
enjoindre: to enjoin
enjoliver: to embellish
enjôler: to charm
enkyster: to encyst
enlacer: to embrace
enlaidir: to make ugly
enlever: to remove
enliser: to bog down
ennoblir: to ennoble
ennuager: to cloud over
ennuyer: to bore
enorgueillir: to fill with pride
enquiquiner: to annoy
enquérir: to inquire
enquêter: to investigate
enraciner: to root
enrager: to enrage
enrayer: to curb
enregistrer: to record
enrhumer: to give a cold
enrichir: to enrich
enrober: to coat
enrouer: to make hoarse
enrouler: to roll up
enrubanner: to ribbon
enrégimenter: to regiment
enrôler: to enlist
ensabler: to sand
ensacher: to bag
ensanglanter: to cover in blood
enseigner: to teach
ensemencer: to seed
enserrer: to enclose
ensevelir: to bury
ensiler: to ensile
ensoleiller: to brighten
ensorceler: to bewitch
ensuivre: to follow
entacher: to tarnish
entailler: to notch
entamer: to begin
entarter: to pie someone
entartrer: to scale
entasser: to pile up
entendre: to hear
enter: to graft
enterrer: to bury
enthousiasmer: to excite
enticher: to infatuate
entonner: to intone
entortiller: to wrap around
entourer: to surround
entraider: to help each other
entrapercevoir: to glimpse
entraver: to hinder
entraîner: to train
entre-déchirer: to tear apart
entre-dévorer: to devour each other
entrebâiller: to half-open
entrechoquer: to clash
entrecouper: to intersperse
entrecroiser: to interweave
entrelacer: to intertwine
entrelarder: to lard
entremettre: to interpose
entremêler: to intermix
entreposer: to store
entreprendre: to undertake
entrer: to enter
entretenir: to maintain
entretuer: to kill each other
entrevoir: to glimpse
entrouvrir: to half-open
entuber: to swindle
entériner: to ratify
entêter: to persist
entôler: to dupe
envahir: to invade
envaser: to silt up
envelopper: to wrap
envenimer: to worsen
envier: to envy
environner: to surround
envisager: to envision
envoler: to take flight
envoyer: to send
envoûter: to bewitch
énerver: to irritate
énoncer: to state
énumérer: to list
épaissir: to thicken
épancher: to pour out
épandre: to spread
épanouir: to bloom
épargner: to save
éparpiller: to scatter
épater: to impress
épauler: to support
épeler: to spell
éperonner: to spur
épicer: to spice
épier: to spy on
épiler: to depilate
épiloguer: to argue endlessly
épingler: to pin
éplucher: to peel
épointer: to blunt
éponger: to mop up
épouiller: to delouse
époumoner: to shout loudly
épouser: to marry
épousseter: to dust off
époustoufler: to astonish
épouvanter: to frighten
éprendre: to fall in love
éprouver: to feel
épucer: to delouse
épuiser: to exhaust
épurer: to purify
équarrir: to square off
équeuter: to remove stems
équilibrer: to balance
équiper: to equip
équivaloir: to be equivalent
ergoter: to quibble
errer: to wander
éradiquer: to eradicate
érafler: to scratch
érailler: to rasp
éreinter: to exhaust
ériger: to erect
éroder: to erode
érotiser: to eroticize
éructer: to belch
esbigner: to slip away
esbroufer: to show off
escalader: to climb
escamoter: to make disappear
esclaffer: to burst out laughing
escompter: to discount
escorter: to escort
escrimer: to fence (sport)
escroquer: to swindle
espacer: to space out
espionner: to spy
espérer: to hope
esquinter: to damage
esquisser: to sketch
esquiver: to dodge
essaimer: to swarm
essayer: to try
essorer: to wring out
essouffler: to make breathless
essuyer: to wipe
estamper: to stamp
estampiller: to label
estimer: to estimate
estomaquer: to astonish
estomper: to blur
estourbir: to stun
estropier: to cripple
ethniciser: to ethnicize
établir: to establish
étager: to layer
étaler: to spread out
étalonner: to calibrate
étamer: to tin-plate
étancher: to staunch
étatiser: to nationalize
étayer: to support
éteindre: to extinguish
étendre: to extend
éterniser: to make eternal
éternuer: to sneeze
étinceler: to sparkle
étioler: to weaken
étiqueter: to label
étirer: to stretch
étoffer: to pad out
étoiler: to sprinkle with stars
étonner: to astonish
étouffer: to suffocate
étourdir: to stun
étrangler: to strangle
étreindre: to hug
étrenner: to use for the first time
étriller: to comb (an animal)
étriper: to gut
étudier: to study
étuver: to steam
étêter: to behead
être: to be
euphoriser: to make euphoric
européaniser: to Europeanize
euthanasier: to euthanize
évacuer: to evacuate
évader: to escape
évaluer: to evaluate
évangéliser: to evangelize
évanouir: to faint
évaporer: to evaporate
évaser: to flare out
éveiller: to awaken
venter: to ventilate
ventrer: to gut
évertuer: to strive
évincer: to oust
éviter: to avoid
évoluer: to evolve
évoquer: to evoke
exacerber: to exacerbate
exagérer: to exaggerate
exalter: to exalt
examiner: to examine
exaspérer: to exasperate
exaucer: to grant (a wish)
excaver: to excavate
exceller: to excel
excepter: to exclude
exciser: to excise
exciter: to excite
exclamer: to exclaim
exclure: to exclude
excommunier: to excommunicate
excréter: to excrete
excuser: to excuse
excéder: to exceed
exemplifier: to exemplify
exempter: to exempt
exercer: to exercise
exfiltrer: to extract (covertly)
exfolier: to exfoliate
exhaler: to exhale
exhausser: to raise
exhiber: to exhibit
exhorter: to exhort
exhumer: to exhume
exiger: to demand
exiler: to exile
exister: to exist
exonérer: to exonerate
exorciser: to exorcise
expatrier: to expatriate
expectorer: to expectorate
expertiser: to appraise
expier: to atone
expirer: to expire
expliciter: to clarify
expliquer: to explain
exploiter: to exploit
explorer: to explore
exploser: to explode
exporter: to export
exposer: to expose
exprimer: to express
exproprier: to expropriate
expulser: to expel
expurger: to expurgate
expédier: to send
expérimenter: to experiment
extasier: to be ecstatic
exterminer: to exterminate
extirper: to extract
extorquer: to extort
extrader: to extradite
extraire: to extract
extrapoler: to extrapolate
exténuer: to exhaust
extérioriser: to externalize
exulter: to exult
exécrer: to loathe
exécuter: to execute