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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + mūtō (“change, alter”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dēmūtō (present infinitive dēmūtāre, perfect active dēmūtāvī, supine dēmūtātum); first conjugation
- (transitive) to change, transform or alter; change or alter for the worse, make worse
- (intransitive) to change one's mind or purpose
- (intransitive, with ab or atque) to become different, change, alter
- (intransitive) to deviate, depart
Conjugation
1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
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References
- “demuto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “demuto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- demuto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.