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Latin
Etymology
From con- (“with, together”) + fodiō (“dig; thrust, stab”).
Pronunciation
Verb
cōnfodiō (present infinitive cōnfodere, perfect active cōnfōdī, supine cōnfossum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to dig (thoroughly), dig up or over, dig round about, turn over (of land), prepare by digging
- (figuratively) to strike down by stabbing, pierce, stab, transfix, damage
- Synonyms: trānsfīgō, peragō, fīgō, percutiō, trāiciō, trānsigō, intrō, fodiō
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References
- “confodio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “confodio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- confodio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.