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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
ex- + terō (“to rub, wear away, tread”)
Verb
exterō (present infinitive exterere, perfect active extrīvī, supine extrītum); third conjugation
- (transitive) to rub out, bring out by rubbing; to rub off, rub away
- (transitive) to tread down, crush
- (transitive, figurative) to use up
Conjugation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
exterō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of exter
References
- “extero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “extero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- extero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.