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Latin
Etymology
From con- + spuō.
Pronunciation
Verb
cōnspuō (present infinitive cōnspuere, perfect active cōnspuī, supine cōnspūtum); third conjugation
- to spit upon or out (especially in contempt)
- Synonyms: spuō, spūtō
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References
- “conspuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “conspuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- conspuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.