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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + vincō.
Pronunciation
Verb
dēvincō (present infinitive dēvincere, perfect active dēvīcī, supine dēvictum); third conjugation
- to defeat decisively, subdue, conquer
- Synonyms: ēvincō, subigō, subiciō, vincō, conquestō, pācō, superō, domō, prōflīgō, expugnō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, fundō
Conjugation
References
- “devinco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “devinco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- devinco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.