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Latin
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards”) + bibō (“drink”).
Pronunciation
Verb
adbibō (present infinitive adbibere, perfect active adbibī, supine adbibitum); third conjugation
- to drink
- (figuratively, in discourse) to drink in, listen to
Conjugation
References
- “adbibo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adbibo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- adbibo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- adbibo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016