absterreo

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ab- (away from) +‎ terreō (frighten, terrify, alarm).

Pronunciation

Verb

absterreō (present infinitive absterrēre, perfect active absterruī, supine absterritum); second conjugation

  1. to drive away, frighten away, deter, discourage
    Synonyms: terreō, perterreō, exterreō, conterreō, deterreō, exciō, cōnsternō
  2. (figuratively) to remove, take away, withdraw, withhold

Conjugation

References

  • absterreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • absterreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • absterreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.