effor

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- (out) +‎ for (say).

Pronunciation

Verb

effor (present infinitive effārī, perfect active effātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to speak, say out, utter
    Synonyms: for, oro, alloquor, inquam, loquor, aio, dico
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.76:
      incipit effārī, mediāque in vōce resistit; .
      starts to say , and in the middle of her words, she stops; .
      (Idiomatically, Dido “loses” her words, “forgets” what she is saying, or becomes “tongue-tied”.)
  2. (of augurs) to define, determine, fix

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References

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