abutor

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Latin

Etymology

From ab- (from, away from) +‎ ūtor (use, spend; manage, control).

Pronunciation

Verb

abūtor (present infinitive abūtī, perfect active abūsus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to use up, exhaust, consume entirely
    Synonyms: hauriō, exhauriō, cōnsūmō, absūmō, accīdō, effundo, atterō, conterō, adedō, dēterō, terō, utor, eneco, perago
  2. to waste, squander
    Synonyms: conterō, perdō, cōnsūmō, dissipō, effundō
  3. to misuse, abuse; use improperly. (+ ablative)

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References

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