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Latin
Etymology
From ad- + mordeō (“bite”).
Pronunciation
Verb
admordeō (present infinitive admordēre, perfect active admomordī, supine admorsum); second conjugation
- to bite or gnaw at or into
- to get possession of somebody's property, fleece
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References
- “admordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- admordeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.