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Latin
Etymology
From dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“I rub”).
Pronunciation
Verb
dēterō (present infinitive dēterere, perfect active dētrīvī, supine dētrītum); third conjugation
- to rub off, rub away, wear out, rasp
- Synonyms: abūtor, terō, atterō, conterō, exhauriō, ēnecō, adedō, accidō, peragō
- to lessen, weaken or impair
- Synonyms: atterō, frangō, tenuō, effēminō, cōnsūmō, minuō, afficiō
- Antonyms: firmō, cōnfirmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, sistō
Conjugation
References
- “detero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “detero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- detero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.