emineo

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Latin

Etymology

From ex- (out of) +‎ *meneō, from Proto-Italic *menēō, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-éh₁-ye-ti, from *men- (to stand out).

Pronunciation

Verb

ēmineō (present infinitive ēminēre, perfect active ēminuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to stand out, project, protrude
    Synonym: exstō
  2. (of elements in a painting) to be prominent, stand out in relief
    Synonyms: excellō, exstō, antecēdō, praeēmineō, splendeō, ēniteō
  3. (figuratively) to be or become conspicuous or prominent, stand out (through one's good qualities); to be eminent, excel

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References

  • emineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • emineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • emineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • it is quite manifest: exstat atque eminet