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Latin
Etymology
From ex- (“out of”) + rubēscō (“redden”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ērubēscō (present infinitive ērubēscere, perfect active ērubuī); third conjugation, no supine stem
- to redden
- to blush (with shame)
- to be ashamed, embarrassed
- (transitive, poetic) to blush on account of, to be ashamed due to
Conjugation
References
- “erubesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “erubesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- erubesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.