circumduco

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Latin

Etymology

From circum- (circum-) +‎ dūcō (I lead, guide).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumdūcō (present infinitive circumdūcere, perfect active circumdūxī, supine circumductum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

  1. to lead or draw around; show around
  2. (figuratively) to deceive, cheat, impose upon, mislead
    Synonyms: fallō, dēcipiō, mentior, frūstror, ēlūdō, fraudō, dēstituō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō
  3. (figuratively) to prolong, speak in a roundabout manner
  4. (figuratively, of a sound) to drawl out
  5. (figuratively, law) to draw a line around a law; cancel, annul, abrogate

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Italian: circondurre
  • Sicilian: cirundùciri

References

  • circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumduco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumduco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • circumduco in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016