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Latin
Etymology
From eques (“horseman, rider”) + -ō.
Pronunciation
Verb
equitō (present infinitive equitāre, perfect active equitāvī, supine equitātum); first conjugation, no passive
- (intransitive) to ride on horseback
- Synonyms: adequitō, āvehō
- (by extension) to skirmish, manoeuvre
- (intransitive, with preposition) to bestride
Conjugation
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References
- “equito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “equito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- equito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.