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Latin
Etymology
From dis- + micō.
Pronunciation
Verb
dīmicō (present infinitive dīmicāre, perfect active dīmicāvī, supine dīmicātum); first conjugation
- to fight, battle or attack
- Synonyms: lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, dēcernō, concurrō, certō, bellō, cōnflīgō, committō, serō, dēcertō
Dimicanti de fama deesse :
- To abandon one whose reputation is attacked
Conjugation
References
- “dimico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “dimico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dimico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to fight for hearth and home: pro aris et focis pugnare, certare, dimicare
- to fight a pitched battle: in acie dimicare