despuo

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ spuō.

Verb

dēspuō (present infinitive dēspuere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to spit out or upon
  2. to reject or abhor
    Synonyms: abōminor, exsecror, abhorreō
    Antonyms: amō, dīligō

Conjugation

References

  • despuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • despuo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • despuo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.