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Latin
Etymology
From ab- (“away from”) + terreō (“frighten, terrify, alarm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
absterreō (present infinitive absterrēre, perfect active absterruī, supine absterritum); second conjugation
- to drive away, frighten away, deter, discourage
- Synonyms: terreō, perterreō, exterreō, conterreō, deterreō, exciō, cōnsternō
- (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.